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Insured losses from Hurricane Maria could reach $85 billion, says AIR
26 September 2017Insured losses inflicted by Hurricane Maria will be between $40 billion and $85 billion, according to catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide.
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Q&A: Why Swiss Re chose ESG benchmarks
07 September 2017The group's chief investment officer, Guido Fürer, explains why he feels that adopting the ESG benchmarks has been the most meaningful and strategic step in its journey to integrate ESG considerations
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Insurers under fire for underwriting coal industry
11 August 2017Divesting from coal companies while continuing to underwrite them is a 'blind spot' of insurers' climate policies, according to campaigners. Cintia Cheong investigates what four insurers are doing about it
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Insurers' three priorities to help meet SDGs
10 August 2017The insurance sector should focus on three priority areas to help meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a report argues.
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Insurers shamed in ongoing criticism of coal industry investments
04 August 2017Munich Re, Swiss Re, Allianz, Generali and Zurich's exposure to coal exposed
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Swiss Re dives into coral reef insurance in Mexico
24 July 2017Covers commercially important resource on Caribbean coast
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Report points to difficulties in assessing insurance impact of climate change
30 June 2017The build-up of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere is expected to lead to more frequent and intense weather events, but there remains a good deal of uncertainty about the forecasts, according to AIR Worldwide.
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Insurers are bystanders on climate change risk management
19 June 2017Insurers are largely bystanders when it comes to managing climate change risk in their investment portfolios, according to the latest survey by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).
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Consultation aims to strengthen finance sector guide on natural capital
12 June 2017Rory Sullivan and Mark Gough call for feedback on draft guidance which aims to help identify, measure and value natural capital within banking, investment and insurance activities
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Scientists predict above-average hurricane season
31 May 2017There is a 45% chance that this summer will see more Atlantic hurricanes than usual and only a 20% chance of there being fewer, according to US storm analysts.