Category: Sustainability
Join the conversation on plastic
The United Nations (UN) Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) initiative is carrying out a pioneering research study on the risks o [...]
Banks join insurers in resilience agenda
The CEO of JP Morgan’s global transportation group Andrian Dacy has reminded us: “There is not one institutional investor in the west that is not thin [...]
Insurers join new coalition for resilient investment
Willis Towers Watson has spearheaded a new Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment. Launched at the UN Climate Action Summit, it represents 34 comp [...]
VIDEO: Madagascar: Climate Change and Migration
As governments meet in New York for the UN Climate Action Summit, the UN has made the link between climate change and forced migration – a risk th [...]
Insurers launch new guide to address climate risks
As the UN met in New York to discuss climate change, 14 global insurers worth more than $3.5trn collectively have been outlining how they manage the r [...]
Nigerians push for insurance inclusion
The Nigerian government has reiterated the need to financially capture 36.6 million Nigerian adults (36.8% of the working population) through microins [...]
Mapping critical for future developments
Access to real-time mapping and spatial information will be critical in helping Africa’s development and crucial in helping the insurance industry pro [...]
World less resilient
The world economy is less resilient now than in 2007 at the onset of the global financial crisis, according to Macroeconomic Resilience Indices develo [...]
VIDEO: Cassim Hansa of Continental Re discusses the need for education on ESG issues
In the second of a series of three interviews, Cassim Hansa of Continental Re discusses the need for education on ESG issues. [...]
New alliance on climate change
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is encouraging insurers to become part of a new African Financial Alliance on Climate Change.
Speaking at the r [...]