An article on the Climate Group website explains how improved energy productivity and renewable energy are having a positive impact for Swiss Re, one of the major reinsurance companies. Good for business: how energy productivity and renewable power are saving Swiss Re millions of dollars every year Walking the talk on renewables In the … Continue reading Reinsurance and renewable energy
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Huge protection gap as a result of rising impact of climate risks
Mark Kinver writes an important article on the BBC News website about a recent study that shows that the insurance sector’s role as society’s risk manager is under threat, given the increased threat from climate change. It will be interesting to know how policymakers respond to this important issue. Climate protection gap widening, warns … Continue reading Huge protection gap as a result of rising impact of climate risks
Insurers are now showing a greater interest in renewable energy
We have been deploying renewable energy technologies on a large scale for many years now but as Elizabeth Pfeuti writes on the Chief Investment Officer website that after a period of hesitation European insurers have jumped into renewable energy infrastructure investment. Insurers Commit to Renewable Energy Infrastructure A consortium of European insurers have committed … Continue reading Insurers are now showing a greater interest in renewable energy
The benefits of insurance as a catalyst for investment in energy efficiency
EiD has provided recent posts on the role that the insurance industry can play to promote energy efficiency. ClickGreen writes about the role that energy efficiency must play to meet our climate targets and the role that the insurance industry can play to help. 50% of emissions targets will need to be reached by … Continue reading The benefits of insurance as a catalyst for investment in energy efficiency
More assessment on how the global insurance industry is prepared for climate change
Following the actions of the Bank of England, there is more analysis on the insurance industry. This article by Jacqueline Nelson in Canada’s Globe and Mail reports on recently published analysis. Insurers lack ‘preparedness’ in climate cases, study finds The effects of climate change could lead to stormy conditions for global insurers – and … Continue reading More assessment on how the global insurance industry is prepared for climate change
Insuring our sustainable future
Attending several of the global climate conferences, this was a topic that regularly came up in side events. It is now good to see in the article by Julia Kollewe in the Guardian that the insurance industry is starting to take climate change more seriously. Obviously, it is in their interest and it is certainly … Continue reading Insuring our sustainable future
Reinsurance cannot take chances
While the world may have many climate change deniers that are holding up effective action globally and nationally, this article by Eric Reguly of Canada’s Globe and Mail gives a detailed account of the context for the reinsurance industry. While it is a long article, it is well worth the read to get a better … Continue reading Reinsurance cannot take chances
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