All Climate change articles – Page 4
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Online onlyHumberto makes landfall; Ingrid threatens Bermuda
Economic losses from Humberto are unlikely to exceed $1bn
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Online onlyHumberto raises Mississippi flood fears
Catastrophe teams deployed as Humberto tears through the Gulf, reveals PCI
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Online onlyPolitics threatens the industry, warns Shah
A large earthquake in San Francisco could send the industry into turmoil, warns Hemant Shah
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Online onlyIndustry takes on climate change
Several insurers, reinsurers, brokers and Lloyd’s have signed up to the ABI’s ClimateWise principles
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Online onlyClimate change could be uninsurable
Insurance “might not be people’s priority” in 50 years, warns Bill McGuire
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Industry Matters
Flood link to climate change
The WMO and UN's IPCC say extreme weather events will become more frequent
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Swiss Re in African farmer innovation
Weather derivative contracts to protect smallholder farmers
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AnalysisUK floods highlight future risk
How freak weather events are encouraging insurers to look at alternatives
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AnalysisHurricane Katrina: two years on
How the industry turned its biggest ever loss into a lesson in fortitude
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Online onlyFlood exposures hit Flagstone results
Flagstone announces new sidecar deal as flood losses see its Q2 profits dip dramatically
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Online onlyUK flooding linked to climate change
The UN’s IPCC says extreme weather events will become more frequent
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Online onlyGlobal warning
A recent report says there is a “strong indication” that man-made climate change is responsible for increased hurricane activity
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More hurricanes on the way
Study finds that global warming is causing more frequent hurricanes
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Online onlyToo early to pop the champagne corks
A new report highlights record results for Bermuda reinsurers in 2006, but stormy waters lie ahead
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Features
Predicting the weather
Today’s catastrophe models are more scientifically robust than ever before. Dr Jayanta Guin takes a looks at how our understanding of the forces driving natural catastrophes becomes ever more sophisticated.
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Industry Matters
New kid on the block
Matt Huddleston explains how the Met Office has staked a claim to tropical storm forecasting
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Online onlyRenewable energy craze begins
If oil is liquid gold, renewable energy is quickly becoming sustainable gold for insurers and reinsurers
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Online onlyAce joins renewable energy drive
Ace launches a single-policy solution for renewable energy providers
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Online onlyAscot launches renewable energy firm
Ascot Underwriting has established a Lloyd's-based renewable energy firm, Renewco Underwriting
