Climate Change Ranks as Top Concern for Insurers, Replacing Pandemic September 29, 2021 By Alexandre Rajbhandari Climate change has returned to the top of the list of insurers’ biggest concerns as the vaccine roll-out and gradual...
50 Companies Worldwide Are Highly Exposed to Physical Climate Risks, Say Investors September 24, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Nina Chestney European energy firms Centrica and Galp, food group Nestle and watchmaker Swatch are among 50 companies worldwide that are highly...
Global Reinsurers Could Be Greatly Underestimating Exposure to Climate Risk: S&P September 24, 2021 Reinsurers’ estimates of their exposure to natural catastrophe risk could be underestimated by 33%-50%, according to a report published by...
U.S. Insurance Regulator Hosting Another Climate Summit September 23, 2021 By Don Jergler A report from the Mortgage Bankers Association says there’s little doubt that climate change will impact housing and the housing...
‘Attribution Science’ May Help Plaintiffs Push Climate Suits Ahead September 23, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Although a U.S. Supreme Court decision put an end to climate lawsuits alleging violations of the federal common law of...
Is Climate Litigation Covered by Insurance? September 23, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Federal or state court? How will attribution science impact climate litigation? The questions aren’t the only ones of interest to...
Social Inflation or Science: What Is Fueling Climate Litigation? September 23, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a question from...
China Will Not Build Coal-Fired Power Plants Abroad, Says Xi, in Climate Pledge September 22, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici, David Brunnstrom and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad,...
Analysis of German Activists’ Climate Lawsuit Against BMW and Daimler September 21, 2021 By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN – German activists have filed a lawsuit against automakers BMW and Daimler for refusing to tighten carbon emissions goals,...
Zurich and Swiss Re Leaning Even Greener, While Gen Zers Covet Climate Jobs September 9, 2021 By Don Jergler Zurich is deepening emissions cuts and adding green options for customers. Zurich Insurance Group announced this week it is “taking...