Climate Change
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April 26, 2024
Warmer climate spreading risk of malaria and dengue to new regions
New research from health resilience experts warns that mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria and dengue, are spreading to new regions as…
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April 25, 2024
Climate change could spread malaria risk to new countries, warns International SOS
Climate change could see malaria cases in countries previously free of the disease, bringing new health risks for workers travelling…
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April 24, 2024
Early construction project engagement critical to mitigate climate risks
A panel during Commercial Risk’s Construction Risk Management Europe Conference urged construction companies to get technical experts involved much earlier…
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April 23, 2024
Action needed to bridge $800bn Asian climate finance gap
Asian governments, regulators and businesses need to sustain collective commitment and action, strengthen climate disclosures and support the de-risking and…
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April 23, 2024
Parima heads to Manila for first of three conferences this year
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) will hold the first of a series of conferences this year in…
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April 22, 2024
More than 70% of global workforce exposed to climate change-related health hazards: ILO
A new report by the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) finds that a “staggering” 70% of the world’s workforce are…
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April 22, 2024
Europe saw record extreme heat stress days last year, finds EU report
A record number of extreme heat stress days in Europe last year, alongside wildfires, droughts and flooding “paints a sombre…
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April 18, 2024
Climate change to cause ‘massive economic damage’
Climate change will cost the global economy $38trn every year by 2049 and cause “massive economic damage” some six times…
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April 17, 2024
Q1 2024 records $20bn in nat cat losses: Gallagher Re
Insured losses from global natural catastrophes totalled $20bn in Q1 2024, according to estimates from Gallagher Re, almost 40% lower…
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April 16, 2024
Climate campaigners take Portuguese state to appeals court
Climate action groups have launched an appeal to Portugal’s Supreme Court of Justice in the country’s first climate litigation case.…
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April 12, 2024
Insurers slammed over failure to protect people and planet
A new report from UK-based ShareAction, a responsible investment charity, has warned that people and the planet face a “triple…
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April 12, 2024
European Parliament adopts framework for carbon removals
As the EU council attempts to placate business concerns about the pace of the energy transition while keeping progress roughly…
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April 10, 2024
Zurich to announce exit from fossil fuel underwriting
Zurich Insurance is expected to shortly announce its decision to cease underwriting new oil, gas and metallurgical coal projects, in…
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April 10, 2024
Climate change victory in European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of a group of older Swiss women who claimed they…
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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
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 8, 2024
Nature’s fury unleashed: Is your business battle-ready?
Many risk managers feel they have been in firefighting mode for the last two years, struggling to stay ahead of…
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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 4, 2024
Eiopa ready to back PPPs to cope with nat cat risk
Petra Hielkema, chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), has told chief risk officers at Europe’s leading…