Category: Environment
RMS launches climate change models
Catastrophe risk solutions company RMS is to launch a new suite of climate change models to help customers assess the near- and long-term impacts of c [...]
World Bank gives $50m towards building resilience through insurance in Tunisia
Insurance is to be a key component of a major disaster and climate resilience project for Tunisia, through a combination of government and private-sec [...]
Willis launches hail risk model for South Africa
Willis Re has launched a new hail catastrophe risk model to quantify the risk from damaging hail events across South Africa.
The broker said the mo [...]
Africa to bear brunt of water shortages with massive infrastructure shortfall
The United Nations warns that the world could face a 40% shortfall in water supply by 2030, with Africa – which already suffers from greater levels of [...]
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 [...]