UBS, SwissRe join carbon capture scale-up
Carbon,Investment
Results for Swiss Re
Carbon,Investment
And will require 'net-zero by 2050' commitment from hydrocarbon producers
Insurance,Stranded Assets
Swiss Re has vowed to address insurers' problems with sourcing environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
Insurance
Swiss Re and Scor are among the major players involved in the venture
Insurance
The weather derivatives arm of Zurich-based reinsurance company Swiss Re was "whipsawed" this year by…
Insurance,Policy
Climate risk could hike insured property catastrophe losses by 90 to 120% by 2040 in key markets such…
Insurance
Financial institutions are increasingly using 'spatial finance' data to assess climate risk after technological…
ESG Data
Carbon,Insurance
But reinsurer acknowledges long-tail liabilities of insuring CO2 storage
Insurance
A group of banks with about $28.5 trillion in assets has joined a UN-convened 'Net Zero Banking Alliance',…
Carbon,Insurance
The conference content is available for one more month!
Insurance,Policy
Insurance regulators have been urged to take a hard-line approach for insurers on climate risk management.
Insurance
Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) has spoken of his confidence…
Carbon,Investment,Natural Capital,Policy
Several leading European insurance groups - Swiss Re, Generali, Allianz and Aviva Europe - have announced…
Carbon,Insurance
Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September…
Insurance
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
Insurance
Danish pension funds PenSam and PKA have invested DKK1.7 billion ($249 million) in US solar energy plants…
Insurance,Renewables
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
ESG,Insurance,Investment
Financial markets must not lose sight of the threat from global warming in the frenzy around the Covid-19…
Insurance,Investment
Responsibility for understanding the implications of climate change for insurers has largely fallen on the shoulders of the catastrophe modelling community. They are responding with a more dynamic and multi-faceted view, as Paul Walsh reports
Insurance