ESG Risk Review
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April 9, 2024
TSR raises forecast for ‘hyper-active’ North Atlantic hurricane season
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) has raised its forecast for North Atlantic hurricane activity in 2024, predicting that it will be…
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April 9, 2024
French MPs approve bill to restrict use of PFAS
French MPs have approved the first reading of a bill that is designed to restrict the manufacture and sale of…
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April 8, 2024
German insurers upgrading models to include flash floods
German insurers are working to take flash floods into account within their risk models. “The July 2021 flood in particular…
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April 8, 2024
EU and US co-lead effort to tackle critical raw material supply chain risk
The EU has announced an agreement with the US, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan to create a new “club” designed…
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April 8, 2024
SEC pauses climate risk disclosure rules pending judicial review
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put a hold on proposed new climate-related disclosure rules pending judicial review.…
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April 5, 2024
Darim keeping on top of constantly changing legislation
Regulation has become an increasingly onerous part of the corporate world and one that carries its own risks – from…
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April 4, 2024
French government considers further changes to nat cat scheme
The French government said it will look into charging companies a different amount under the country’s nat cat regime based…
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April 4, 2024
Eiopa consults on reassessment of nat cat risks
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has launched a public consultation on reassessing natural catastrophe risks in the…
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April 3, 2024
$65bn of economic losses from nat cats in Asia Pacific last year
Natural catastrophes caused $65bn of economic losses in Asia Pacific in 2023, with 91% of losses uninsured, according to Aon.…
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March 28, 2024
French insurers call for ‘real’ national risk prevention strategy
The French federation of insurers (France Assureurs) has called for a “real national risk prevention strategy” as the nation and…
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March 28, 2024
Climate disclosures will help identify risk but increase scrutiny, says Moody’s
Increased global transparency and standardisation will improve the ability to analyse climate risks and opportunities, but some entities will face…
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March 28, 2024
Cyber liability and D&O rise on list of German managers’ concerns
German managers continue to perceive cyber as the most significant liability risk for the next 12 months. The dangers of…
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March 27, 2024
New head of catastrophe research at MS Amlin
Sam Phibbs has been appointed as head of catastrophe research at Lloyd’s (re)insurer MS Amlin. Phibbs will oversee the syndicate’s…
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March 26, 2024
EC adopts tougher criminal sanctions for environmental crime
The European Council has formally adopted a directive to protect the environment through criminal law. It said that the law…
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March 26, 2024
Nat cat insured losses totalled $108bn in 2023, says Swiss Re institute
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes in 2023 exceeded $100bn for a fourth consecutive year, according to Swiss Re Institute.…
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March 22, 2024
Aon launches physical climate risk exposure assessment tool
A tool that assesses an organisation’s current and future exposures to physical climate risk has been launched by Aon. The…
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March 22, 2024
Slow progress for women in UK’s financial firms as representation reaches 35%
More than 200 UK finance firms averaged 35% of women in senior management roles in 2023, up just 1% from…
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18.04.2024
WEBINAR: Climate litigation: the threat to corporates and D&Os
Climate litigation has been around for some time but has largely focused on activists taking action against governments with the…
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March 21, 2024
Action groups claim landmark greenwashing victory in KLM case
Dutch action groups have claimed a major victory in the fight against greenwashing by the aviation industry. The District Court…
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March 21, 2024
Risilience launches ‘holistic, sustainability intelligence suite’
UK-based Risilience, a sustainability intelligence firm, has launched a nature platform that will combine with its climate platform to tackle…