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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.

Paris Agreement 'missed a trick' by not creating standard-setters, says Swiss Re

The insurance sector must look to external bodies to define the standards needed to make progress towards net-zero - but those bodies don't exist, according to Swiss Re's CEO.

Swiss Re acquires flood modelling business

Reinsurance provider Swiss Re has acquired UK-based water risk intelligence and flood modelling business, Fathom, for an undisclosed sum.

Report reveals top insurers of US coal

Global insurers AIG, Liberty Mutual, Lloyd's of London, Swiss Re and Zurich are among the top insurers of US coal mining, according to findings from Insure Our Future and Public Citizen.

'Uninsurable' assets is 'direction of travel' amid extreme weather

ABN Amro has warned that assets are increasingly becoming "uninsurable" due to the impact of extreme weather caused by climate change, as insurers respond to rising loss risk by hiking premiums and reducing exposure.

With a watered-down NZIA, where do insurers' climate commitments stand?

After six of the eight founding members left the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, Joshua Geer investigates if their ambitions stand

Investing for resilience

A stronger commitment to transforming our capital markets has the potential to bring prosperity and stability to billions of people, argue Jerome Haegeli and Bryan Pascoe

Swiss Re reduces carbon intensity of corporate bonds and equities by 42%

The carbon intensity of Swiss Re's combined corporate bond and listed equity portfolio decreased by 42% at the end of 2022, compared with the 2018 base year, it reported.