CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY – Page 2
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NewsHowden addresses COP28 on the private sector’s role in protecting vulnerable countries
David Howden, founder and CEO of Howden, gave a keynote speech at the COP28 summit on the power of the private sector to protect vulnerable countries against the effects of climate change and unlock investment in their future.
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NewsThe most climate vulnerable countries could lose 100%+ of GDP from insurable cats – Cambridge, Howden study
Risk-sharing action plan to scale up loss and damage funding for Global South countries to inform COP28 discussions in Dubai.
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NewsLloyd’s chairman apologises for insurance market’s historical slave trade role, announces Inclusive Futures programme
New initiatives announced at Lloyd’s “to create a more equitable market and society” follow independent research exploring Lloyd’s historical links to the transatlantic slave trade.
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NewsWTW launches Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre in Singapore
The insurance broker said it would provide climate risk quantification and management capabilities to support the region’s resilience and transition to net-zero.
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NewsOka gets Lloyd’s ‘in principle’ approval for Asta-managed SIAB 1922
A new “syndicate in a box” gets the nod from Lloyd’s to go ahead, expecting to begin underwriting at the start of next year.
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NewsBeazley: A line in the sand
Beazley’s Patrick Hartigan writes on the increased frequency of extreme weather and the need for adequate pricing for the many climate change linked secondary perils hitting re/insurance markets.
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NewsStorms are getting stronger – Lockton Re climate study
Reinsurance broker Lockton Re has published a report on climate change and hurricane trends.
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NewsHowden appoints IDF’s Douglas as climate risk and resilience CEO
Rowan Douglas has moved from his previous position of head of climate at WTW to assume a similar role at rival broker Howden.
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NewsClimate change will add 10%+ to cost of US hurricanes over next 20 years – Aon
Aon’s work with Columbia University has come up with an estimate for the cost of climate change to the reinsurance industry’s peak peril.
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NewsMapfre announces decarbonisation plans, 26% cut to climate footprint
Spanish insurer Mapfre is committed to reducing its operational carbon footprint by 50% and to becoming carbon neutral in all countries by 2030.
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NewsNZIA receives more body blows as further insurers leave
The embattled net zero climate alliance has now lost nearly half its members.
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NewsSCOR joins lengthening list of NZIA leavers
Parisian reinsurer SCOR has announced it is the latest re/insurance company to quit the UN-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance.
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NewsSwiss Re joins exodus from NZIA
Swiss Re has abandoned the Net Zero Insurance Alliance, without giving a reason.
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NewsAon launches climate analytics, advisory unit
Aon’s new Climate Risk Advisory team will use the broker’s Impact Forecasting models to provide physical risk diagnostics and advisory services on climate-related financial risks.
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NewsEnergy pricing, transition pushing back climate focus – Beazley
Current fears about energy prices and the need to transition may be blinding insureds to the existential threat that climate change poses, London market specialty insurer Beazley warns.
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NewsHannover Re quits Net Zero Insurance Alliance
Hannover Re is the third major re/insurer to leave the global climate alliance, after Zurich and Munich Re also recently left.
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NewsMunich Re quits Net Zero Insurance Alliance
Reinsurance giant cites potential for antitrust risks as it commits to pursuing decarbonisation goals on its own
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NewsConvex backs aviation MGA as it prepares for takeoff
’Tackling sustainability and safety in aviation are among the greatest responsibilities of the insurance market,’ says head of aerospace
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NewsDWIC 2023: Spotlight on skills and talent
On the back of the DIFC’s Talent Week, a panel of experts discussed the skills gap and how to close it
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NewsDWIC 2023: Insurers are 'on the frontline' in the climate crisis
The insurance industry must “drive the pathway to net zero”, explained Dame Susan Rice in a fireside chat
