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Swiss Re launches 'first-of-its-kind' carbon credit insurance

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions supports insurance for long-term carbon credits

Solar power has a bright future, but factor in climate change, says Swiss Re

Solar operators, investors and insurers must "carefully consult" climate change scenarios to fully understand the future risks and opportunities from solar energy, according to Swiss Re.

Insurers need government and regulators to step up on nature, says UK TNFD engagement lead

Current environment is not conducive for insurers to underwrite and invest with nature in mind

AXA Climate to launch forestry insurance

Insurers facing issues in quantifying nature risk

Incorporating nature and biodiversity risks into the Solvency II own risk and solvency assessment (Orsa) presents challenges for insurers due to mismatching timeframes and lack of data, according to ASR.

Some 40 insurers set out plans for nature action with UN

The UN's Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) has outlined the "concrete outputs" it aims to produce from its Nature-Positive Insurance (NPI) working group.

Carbonaires and NUMA Partners to tackle VCM in Latam

UK regulator likely to require bank, insurer transition plan disclosure, Crowe predicts

UK banks and insurers are likely to be required to disclose climate transition plans and demonstrate how they are engaging with clients to achieve targets in these plans, under expected updates by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), consultancy Crowe has predicted.

UN kills off NZIA and launches multi-stakeholder forum for net zero

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has discontinued the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), which suffered an exodus of most of its members in spring 2023 due to antitrust risks.