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Insurance-associated emissions: diverging approaches on responsibility and readiness
10 April 2025As insurers confront the call to count their underwriting-related emissions, leaders reveal a sector caught between ambition, uncertainty and growing scrutiny, as Joshua Geer reports
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Europe's public re/insurance pools lift their game, as climate change unfolds
19 March 2025Government-backed programmes to keep property insurable must change with the times, as the risks they cover intensify. David Walker reports
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Eiopa backs Omnibus sustainability package, but Solvency II bumps remain
14 March 2025The European Commission's Omnibus package - which aims to simplify corporate sustainability reporting - was initially welcomed by insurers last month. However, the proposals are also creating uncertainty and division. Joshua Geer reports.
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BaFin's Julia Wiens: "Supervisory convergence must not become an end in itself"
11 March 2025Germany's top insurance supervisor tells Sarfraz Thind about her priorities and thoughts on topics such as life consolidation, climate change and Europe's approach to oversight
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Insurers on board with EU's "Omnibus" sustainability reporting shake-up
26 February 2025Europe's insurers have backed the Commission's reform proposals but call for swift implementation and further simplifications. Joshua Geer reports
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A first peek at insurers' transition plans
25 February 2025A handful of insurers have released plans that describe how they will help limit global warming and remain relevant in a net-zero economy. Joshua Geer compares the results and picks out highlights
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Costa Rica's Tomás Soley: from regulatory zero to flourishing framework
12 February 2025Costa Rica's insurance superintendent talks to Joshua Geer about how he built a regulatory framework from scratch and the importance of sustainability in the country's market
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Aviva's sustainability push unpacked
06 February 2025Aviva's chief of sustainability and head of nature discuss how the UK insurer is progressing on sustainability, the challenges it's facing and future plans. Joshua Geer reports
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ClimateWise members raise the bar as sustainability regulations evolve
05 February 2025Members of insurance sector sustainability group ClimateWise have reported their first scores since the framework was updated last year. Programme director Sid Miller discusses progress and challenges with
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US insurability crisis casts a dark cloud on Europe
21 January 2025Climate-driven losses in the US have led insurers to withdraw coverage. Could the same happen in Europe? Sarfraz Thind reports