Category: Environment
2025 natural disaster figures drop from 2024 but still bust US$100 billion, warns Munich Re
Natural disasters caused significant losses worldwide in 2025. All in all, damage amounting to some US$224 billion was incurred, of which insurers cov [...]
AI development needs solid infrastructure, warns Coface
The global acceleration of artificial intelligence continues to reshape investment flows, digital infrastructure and economic growth. According to a n [...]
ATIDI to back more clean energy projects under its US$150 million regional liquidity support facility
Investors in Africa’s green energy projects, where government utilities are the main off-takers, can now mitigate short-term payment delay through [...]
New low-carbon framework launched by Aon to drive renewable energy business
Aon has launched a low-carbon transition framework for insurers – a seven-step process aimed at driving (re)insurer engagement with the sustainable en [...]
Insurers need to collaborate to plug the gap and build resilient communities, COP30 is told
As insurers headed to Belem for COP30, the Forum for Insurance Transition (FIT) issued a landmark COP30 Insurance Communiqué “Insuring the transition” [...]
Largest inclusive insurance programme beginning to show signs of success, says UNDP
More than 250,000 people are benefiting from the world’s largest inclusive insurance programme since it launched in 2023.
The United Nations Develo [...]
International regulators highlight critical role of insurance in mitigating natcat impacts
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has stressed the critical role of insurance in mitigating these impacts while highlighti [...]
South Africa’s insurers confront the profitability-sustainability trade-off
The key to a successful insurance business is being able to balance short-term performance with long-term stability. To stand out from their peers, in [...]
Mozambique given $2 million premium for drought protection
Mozambique has received a US$2 million insurance premium for drought protection covering the 2025-2026 agricultural season, marking the country's thir [...]
Quiet third quarter in terms of global disasters, reports Aon
Although the third quarter has not produced major global disasters in terms of insured or economic losses, the human toll remained significant, report [...]