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Climate risk related insurance and reinsurance news and analysis.
The impacts of climate related risks are a key topic for the insurance and reinsurance industry, while providing risk transfer solutions to hedge against and protect from climate risk related losses is an important area of innovation for the market.
IUA plans to prioritise climate & cyber in 2020
3rd January 2020
As part of its new business plan for 2020, the International Underwriting Association (IUA) has announced that it plans to establish a new market group to focus on climate change. The committee will be tasked with examining the growing impact of climate change policies on a range of insurance activities, including ... Read the full article
Bank of England publishes climate stress test proposals for financial services
18th December 2019
The Bank of England (BoE) has outlined proposals for the 2021 Biennial Exploratory Scenario (BES) exercise, designed to test the resilience of banks, insurers and the financial system to both the physical and transition risks from climate change. The BES looks to expand on the current efforts being made by banks ... Read the full article
Coal exclusions double in 2019 as action spreads beyond Europe
2nd December 2019
The number of insurers withdrawing cover for coal has more than doubled in 2019 as the industry’s retreat from the sector accelerates and spreads beyond Europe, according to data from environmental campaign group Unfriend Coal. Coal exit policies have now been announced by 17 companies controlling 46% of the reinsurance market ... Read the full article
Climate risk among top concerns for airports: Willis Towers Watson
28th November 2019
Re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has highlighted climate risk as among the top risks currently faced by airports. As part of a recent conference held by the Willis Towers Watson Airport Risk Community (ARC), the broker found that 86% of the audience felt that airports are either very exposed or somewhat ... Read the full article
No area of Australia should become uninsurable, says ICA
25th October 2019
No area of Australia should be uninsurable, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has argued, provided governments invest appropriately in permanent mitigation and resilience measures. The ICA rejected the notion that climate change will ultimately prevent some Australians from being able to secure adequate coverage. With extreme weather events such as cyclones, ... Read the full article
Hiscox illustrates threat of rising sea levels with FloodPlus AR app
24th October 2019
Specialist insurer Hiscox has developed a new app designed to illustrate the potential threat of global sea level rises. FloodPlus AR utilises Augmented Reality to demonstrate the impact a 2.4 meter sea level rise - an increase predicted by certain climate experts - would have on the Hudson County area of ... Read the full article
IDF sees “untapped” potential for re/insurers to support climate resilience: Iyahen
18th October 2019
The role of the re/insurance industry in building global climate resistance is currently “significantly untapped,” according to Ekhosuehi Iyahen, Secretary General of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF). Speaking during a recent lecture in the Old Library at Lloyd’s of London, Iyahen discussed how the industry can help to build climate resilience ... Read the full article
Concerns about climate, cyber & political risks intensify: AXA survey
16th October 2019
Climate change, cybersecurity risks, and geopolitical instability are viewed as the three emerging risks most likely to have a significant impact in the near future, according to a new report from AXA. The report, which was based on the results of AXA’s 2019 Emerging Risks Survey, highlighted the “sheer number and ... Read the full article
UN & WWF call on re/insurers to step up World Heritage Sites protection
15th October 2019
The United Nations and the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) are urging global insurers and reinsurers to build on their commitments to help protect UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The organisations have called on the industry to reduce insurance and investments for companies or projects whose activities could damage sites of ... Read the full article
Climate & tech disruption top CEO concerns in 2019, reports KPMG
14th October 2019
A new report by KPMG has determined that climate change is regarded as the most pressing concern to organisational growth amongst CEOs in 2019, with technological disruption also high on the agenda for re/insurance CEO’s in particular. The study, which surveyed 1,300 CEOs across 11 key markets and 11 industry sectors, ... Read the full article
Deutsche Rück and VöV Rück commit to sustainable investments
14th October 2019
German reinsurers The Deutsche Rückversicherung Group (Deutsche Rück) and VöV Rückversicherung KöR (VöV Rück) have joined an investor initiative that will see them commit to more sustainable investment practices. The companies signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a financial initiative that was established with help from the United Nations back ... Read the full article
There’s a measurable difference in today’s climate, says RenRe’s O’Donnell
11th October 2019
Kevin O’Donnell, the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bermudian reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe), has said that today, observable change in the world's climate is taking place. “There’s a measurable change that is going on, there is a measurable difference in today’s climate compared to previous climate,” said O’Donnell, addressing an ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital withdraws support for Australia’s Carmichael mine, sources report
3rd October 2019
Bermudian insurance and reinsurance firm AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has dropped its bid to provide coverage for the controversial Carmichael coal mine project in Australia, according to sources at Reuters. The publication said that sources close to the company confirmed that AXIS had withdrawn its quotes for insurance of the mine’s ... Read the full article
Swiss Re, Allianz & Zurich commit to net zero emissions by 2050
26th September 2019
Re/insurance giants Swiss Re, Allianz and Zurich are among a group 12 global companies that have committed to transitioning their investment portfolios to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance represents more than US $2.4 trillion, and was convened by the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative and the ... Read the full article
Climate resilience requires action on both sides of the balance sheet: BoE Governor
25th September 2019
Building global climate resilience will require insurers and reinsurers to take more action on both sides of their balance sheet, according to Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England (BoE). Speaking at the UN General’s Climate Action Summit 2019, Carney said that, on the liability side, re/insurers must focus on ... Read the full article
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