Climate change and sustainability

  • Generali and UNDP call for more efforts to scale parametric insurance solutions

    09 October 2024

    Joint report emphasises the need for parametric insurance to enhance financial resilience

  • Campaigners renew criticism of Lloyd's fossil fuel coverage

    09 October 2024

    Reclaim Finance report identifies leaders and laggards among 51 managing agents

  • Private flood insurance growth stagnates despite NFIP challenges

    08 October 2024

    Private flood insurance growth has stalled despite increasing flood risks in key US states

  • Net zero "at all costs" is not the right goal, Lloyd's CEO says

    01 October 2024

    John Neal comments on insurance role in net-zero transition

  • CROs join the conversation on carbon accounting

    27 September 2024

    Moody's explains emissions accounting is becoming integrated across the insurance value chain

  • Howden launches climate resilience platform in partnership with Microsoft

    27 September 2024

    Resilience laboratory will allow users to evaluate and manage climate risks

  • Eiopa urged to include transition risks in Solvency II capital requirements

    26 September 2024

    Debate over capital charges for polluting assets continues

  • Newer wildfires catching insurers off guard, says Aon

    23 September 2024

    "Lower risk" geographies have seen more wildfires, thereby increasing quantification challenges

  • Allianz to donate €1.5m to Central European flood relief

    20 September 2024
  • Zurich to drop oil and gas producers lacking credible transition plans by 2030 - UPDATED

    20 September 2024

    Swiss insurer releases 2024 climate plan, including interim targets to help reach net-zero

  • Lloyd's CUO advises against overstepping on sustainability

    19 September 2024

    Rachel Turk says market will leave sustainability strategy to syndicates

  • Reask's co-founder Nick Hassam becomes its head of cat modelling

    18 September 2024

    He says his focus is to help build the next generation of tropical cyclone cat models

  • Treaty reinsurers could drive progress on carbon accounting despite methodological hurdles

    17 September 2024

    Crowe's Alex Hindson outlines PCAF challenges in expanding insurance carbon accounting methodologies

  • Moody's Insurance Solutions launches emissions reporting tool for P&C insurers

    17 September 2024

    The tool helps insurers overcome data and IT challenges in emissions reporting

  • RVS 2024: Climate change evidence in cat models is subtle

    10 September 2024

    Robert Muir-Wood from Moody's also notes the non-linear nature of climate risks