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US state attorneys general warn NZIA members over legality concerns

The attorneys general said commitments have led to negative effects in various US states

Sanctions and discontinued business cut Munich Re's underwriting GHG emissions

The reinsurer also explained the major climate risks affecting its business

Engagement processes help insurers tie the knot on net-zero

In order to meet their net-zero ambitions, insurers will need to bring clients and stakeholders along with them. Joshua Geer asks three heads of sustainability to explain how they are approaching engagement - and when to employ exclusions

Climate alliances crumbled by anti-woke politics

The unravelling of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance owes a lot to right-wing US politics, where ESG and climate action is seen as a threat to business, as Sarfraz Thind discovers

Inflation prompts near 12% hike in European windstorm insured sums

Perils highlighted the figure as it released its industry exposure database for 2023

ECB and Eiopa call for EU wide natural disaster insurance scheme

European supervisors have published a paper to address the climate insurance protection gap

Gallagher Re: nat cat insured losses totalled $22bn in Q1

The implications of the net-zero transition for insurers

As more insurers pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, InsuranceERM gathered sustainability experts to discuss the risks and opportunities as firms develop their decarbonisation pathways. Paul Walsh reports

ClimateWise publishes roadmap for nature-positive underwriting

The group said nature-related financial risks need to be better understood by insurers

COMMENT: The NZIA hits the antitrust minefield

Christopher Cundy considers the fate of the insurance sector's leading initiative on net-zero emissions