Category: Environment

Covid-19 and ESG driving resource nationalism
In the last year alone, 34 countries witnessed a significant increase in resource nationalism, according to the latest research from Verisk Maplecroft [...]

Climate change: differing risks to both sides of insurers’ balance sheets
Insurers are facing differing physical and transition risks from climate change, according to a new report.
Climate Risk Assessment for the Insuran [...]

Sustainable shipping driven by finance
The drive towards a sustainable maritime sector is being led by the financial services sector, according to a new report from lawyers Watson Farley &a [...]

Golden opportunity for insurers to grow their business
Insurers have a golden opportunity to enhance or extend their product portfolios in the face of changing physical risk patterns, according to a panel [...]

Making climate action conflict sensitive
A new report highlights the risk of climate change intensifying the risk of conflict across Africa.
The study – Water for peace: how to make climat [...]

Risk modelling and technical assistance among key achievements for IDF as it celebrates its five-year milestone
In 2020, the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) secured funding from private sector members for risk modelling infrastructure work, which will play a k [...]

Insurers must not forget legal and compliance issues as they fight to recover from Covid-19 pandemic
In a new and evolving world, companies will go full throttle on financial recovery and growth, hoping to avoid becoming one the pandemic’s corporate c [...]

Insurers have crucial role to play in transition towards a more sustainable climate
Managing risk is the purpose of the insurance business. Therefore, better understanding climate-related risks and opportunities and publishing decisio [...]

Climate change and transition to renewables set to transform energy insurance market
Climate change and the subsequent transition to renewable energy and low-carbon initiatives, as well as the growing significance of environmental soci [...]

Lloyd’s launches ESG plans for 2021
Insurance corporation Lloyd’s has launched ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments for the Lloyd’s market and the Corporation [...]