Insurance, pandemics and climate change
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
Results for Willis Towers Watson
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
The year ahead could see new insurers join the industry's shift away from coal, says Peter Bosshard.
Insurance
The members of the UK's Global Resource Initiative (GRI) taskforce have been revealed, as they met for…
People,Policy
What are the uses of, and potential, for non-reported or alternative data sources, asks Peter Cripps
ESG,ESG Data,Investment
Climate change has supplanted cyber risk as the top risk for the world's insurers, according to a recent…
Investment,Policy,Insurance
Bruce Howard highlights new insights into the feasibility of natural capital finance projects in advanced economies such as the UK.
Carbon,Policy
Willis Towers Watson is to shift £740 million ($944 million) – half of the equities investments in its…
ESG,Investment
Boston Common Asset Management has added its name to the growing number of financial institutions that…
ESG,Investment,Water
The ‘big four’ audit firms have been challenged to explain their failure to flag deficiencies in companies’…
Policy,Stranded Assets
What effect will climate change have on the insurance industry, and what can insurers do to mitigate climate risk? Participants in part two of this roundtable from InsuranceERM and DWS discuss the strategic transformations that are needed, and the influence of voluntary and regulatory initiatives on this process
Insurers have a great deal of experience modelling natural catastrophes and this expertise will be core to how the sector copes with climate change risk. But transferring the knowledge is not straightforward, and getting the right data to the right people remains a struggle, as participants discuss in part one of this two-part roundtable from InsuranceERM and DWS.
Insurance
A steering group has been assembled to guide the launch of the UK's Green Finance Institute.
Policy
It is important that the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)…
ESG,Policy
A compulsory approach to reporting in line with the recommendations of the FSB's Task Force on Climate-related…
Policy
The weather risk management business is in good health and poised for further growth, leading market participants tell Graham Cooper
Markets,Renewables,Insurance
A year of regulatory changes has boosted confidence that environmental markets have a bright future, say the winners in this year's Environmental Finance annual Market Rankings
Carbon,Markets
Recent regulatory guidance that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be taken into…
ESG,Investment,Policy
Billions have flowed into funds tracking ESG indexes or low-carbon indexes in recent months. What are the innovations that will drive further growth, asks Peter Cripps
ESG,Investment,Markets
Fear of legal action should not be used as an excuse for companies to refuse to report their climate…
Equity
New Zealand Super Fund has shifted its NZ$14 billion ($10 billion) global passive equity portfolio into…
Equity