Archive

• Comment: Could Warren Buffett be wrong?

  24 September 2018

  Peter Cripps asks whether the great Warren Buffett could have been wrong when he said insurers don't need to worry about climate change.

• Will insurers keep up with the Jones?

  20 August 2018

  California's Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has been threatened with US lawsuits for his efforts to act on climate-related risks. Undeterred, he hopes his work can now drive international action, he tells Michael Hurley

• Impact investing or impact washing?

  19 June 2018

  Insurers say they can find financial value in ESG investing, but they have to be wise to investments that don't deliver on their stated goals. And while ESG can mean different things to different stakeholders, a push for standardisation is not always welcome, according to panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's 2018 EMEA conference. Vincent Huck reports

• World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive

  25 May 2018

  While insurers are increasingly aware of environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report

• The beginning of the end for coal investment and underwriting

  30 April 2018

  Insurers have made efforts to disengage themselves from the coal industry on both sides of the balance sheet, but climate activists say they could do more. Cintia Cheong and Nick Roumpis examine the latest developments

• Q&A with Christian Thimann, a leading light in sustainable finance

  09 February 2018

  The chair of HLEG and vice-chair of the TCFD shares his views on the reports' key findings and their implications for the insurance sector.

• The difficulties of modelling climate catastrophes

  08 January 2018

  Further work is required to advance the tricky task of incorporating climate change into natural catastrophe modelling, finds Nick Roumpis

• More corporates seek shelter from the weather

  03 January 2018

  The weather risk management business is in good health and poised for further growth, leading market participants tell Graham Cooper

• Cat risk: A test of resilience

  03 January 2018

  A spate of natural catastophes triggered payouts in the cat bond market, but this year's winners remain bullish, finds Peter Cripps

• Global Coal Exit List: How investors can bolster coal divestment

  08 December 2017

  In recent months, more banks and investors have committed to reduce their coal exposure. While this is a laudable step, research finds that the new coal policies have important shortcomings, argues Christina Beberdick