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  • Swiss Re heralds carbon sequestration industry as big as oil and gas sector

    09 July 2021

    But reinsurer acknowledges long-tail liabilities of insuring CO2 storage

  • Banks with $29trn in assets pledge to set 2050 'net zero' targets

    21 April 2021

    A group of banks with about $28.5 trillion in assets has joined a UN-convened 'Net Zero Banking Alliance', and in doing so pledged to "align operational and attributable emissions from their portfolios with pathways to net-zero by 2050 or sooner".

  • Insurance Risk & Capital Americas Conference recap

    22 October 2020

    The conference content is available for one more month!

  • Mitigating climate risk needs insurance regulators 'to get tough'

    28 September 2020

    Insurance regulators have been urged to take a hard-line approach for insurers on climate risk management.

  • Alok Sharma: COP 26 'will see agreement' on Article 6 debate

    22 September 2020

    Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) has spoken of his confidence in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement - relating to carbon markets and yet to be ratified - being agreed next year.

  • Swiss Re ramps up its internal price on carbon

    16 September 2020

    Several leading European insurance groups - Swiss Re, Generali, Allianz and Aviva Europe - have announced bold actions to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

  • Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight

    18 June 2020

    Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September to explain the measures they are taking to reduce exposure to the sector, according to environmental NGOs.

  • Many insurers still lack sustainable underwriting policies

    16 June 2020

    Re/insurers shared tips on setting up frameworks for incorporating environmental, social and governance risks in underwriting at a recent UNEP PSI webinar. Cintia Cheong reports

  • Danish pension funds invest $250m in US solar projects

    15 April 2020

    Danish pension funds PenSam and PKA have invested DKK1.7 billion ($249 million) in US solar energy plants in California and Texas.

  • Insurance, pandemics and climate change

    10 April 2020

    Insurers have long been aware of the risks of a global pandemic, but have failed to act. They mustn't make the same mistake on climate change, Peter Bosshard writes