Carbon Copies of Flo, Jake, Gecko Join Climate Change Protest at NAIC Meeting November 15, 2018 By Don Jergler An angry Flo, an unusually sullen Jake, a less-than cheeky Gecko and a hawkish duck stood outside the National Association...
Climate Change Impact Assessment Looks at Risk, Readiness Around U.S. October 25, 2018 By Don Jergler Low risk, but low readiness. That’s the assessment for Long Beach, Calif., a city that’s close to my heart. For...
The IPCC Climate Change Report and Implications for Insurers October 11, 2018 By Don Jergler A report out earlier this week from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change doesn’t say a whole lot about insurance,...
Businesses Should Prepare for Consequences of Climate Change, Zurich Says September 27, 2018 By Don Jergler Businesses should prepare for the physical consequences of a warming planet, according to a new report out from Zurich Insurance...
Campaign Calls on U.S. Insurers to Reject Fossil Fuels September 13, 2018 By Don Jergler A handful of consumer and climate groups are calling on the insurance industry to ditch fossil fuels as part of...
Report Outlines Climate Change Risks Faced by Insurance Sector August 23, 2018 By Don Jergler A newly issued report that’s being touted as the “first important review of climate risk by an international financial standard...
San Francisco May Screen Insurers for Their Fossil Fuels Investments July 26, 2018 By Don Jergler The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has become what is believed to be the first U.S. municipal body to try...
Survey Shows More Americans Believe There is ‘Solid Evidence’ of Global Warming July 12, 2018 By Don Jergler There’s a surefire way to get more people to believe in global warming. Just crank up the heat. A larger...
Sea Level Rise Puts $117.5B at Risk from Chronic Flooding June 21, 2018 By Don Jergler Those interested in risk management are starting to take climate change a bit more seriously. The evidence is anecdotal, but...
NOAA Expects Sea Level Rise to Produce Record Coastal Flooding This Year June 7, 2018 By Don Jergler Break out the galoshes. The projected increase in high tide flooding in 2018 may be as much as 60 percent...