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Europe's climate resilience hinges on insurance and public-private cooperation
03 September 2024The European Commission's Climate Resilience Dialogue has put insurance, and its greater cooperation with public authorities, at the heart of proposals to improve the bloc's resilience to climate change. Joshua Geer reports
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Inflation as a major climate-related risk
15 August 2024It's becoming clear that climate change will influence the rate of inflation, but how can insurers model the potential impacts? Consultants at Milliman explain how a causal modelling approach can help
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Insurers' 2023 sustainability reports: disclosures become richer
06 August 2024The latest round of reporting contains more detail than ever around insurers' sustainability strategies, risk management approaches and metrics. Joshua Geer compares and contrasts the results of 10 leading firms
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Admiral Group CRO drives charge on electric vehicles
31 July 2024Ronan McCaughey why the UK-headquartered insurer sees opportunities in electric vehicles, its sustainability strategy and why third-party risk is so important -
Europe's sustainability reporting: lessons learned, challenges and looking ahead
29 July 2024Insurance Europe's Philippe Angelis summarises the EU's patchwork of sustainability reporting rules and how they could be improved to create a consistent and cost-efficient framework for insurers
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The EU Taxonomy makes insurers look bad at sustainability - but is it fair?
16 July 2024In their first year of reporting, several major insurers have disclosed that none of their activities qualify as sustainable. Joshua Geer investigates whether the insurers or the EU Taxonomy framework is at fault
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Petra Hielkema: "Some corners were cut" in haste to draft EU insurance rules
01 July 2024The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), speaks to Ronan McCaughey about the highs and lows for the insurance industry following the past European parliamentary term, lessons learnt and emerging risks to watch
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US insurers behind the climate risk eight ball
28 June 2024Ceres's latest report analysing insurer climate disclosures reveals the holes that exist in this hugely important task. Sarfraz Thind reports
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TNFD blossoms in Japan as insurers begin nature reporting journey
05 June 2024Joshua Geer reports on how firms in Japan and beyond are approaching the task of disclosing nature-related risks and opportunities
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ClimateWise refreshes principles as insurance sector plots net-zero transition
21 May 2024The 17-year-old climate change initiative is evolving in response to market developments. Programme director Sid Miller explains the changes to Christopher Cundy and why they matter