Thailand Shifts Disaster Risk to Insurers With $467 Million Plan September 1, 2026 By Anuchit Nguyen and Satid Sutipanya Thailand plans to provide government-funded disaster insurance to about 30 million households in high-risk areas, while seeking to shift some...
Europe’s Credit Markets Shrug Off Climate Risks Despite Devastating Droughts August 27, 2026 By Selina Chen and Kat Hidalgo Severe droughts across Europe this summer led to huge wildfires, disrupted transport on critical routes, threatened power plants and hit...
Ocean Heat Threatens to Supercharge Storm Season in Europe August 19, 2026 By Laura Millan Rising temperatures in the ocean now have the potential to cause intense storms in Europe later this year, according to...
Climate Damage: The Next Hit to Europe’s Public Finances August 19, 2026 By Mark John and Yoruk Bahceli Someone will have to pick up the tab for the damage wrought by Europe’s increasingly volatile weather, and with the...
Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount August 18, 2026 By Simon Jessop, Rebecca Delaney and Valentina Za For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink,...
‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re August 11, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG...
How the Hard Reality of Climate Change Hit Europe’s Economy This Summer August 10, 2026 By Balazs Koranyi For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer’s sweltering heatwaves have...
Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Protection Gap August 4, 2026 By Jemima Denham, Elizabeth Howcroft and Michael Jones Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe’s worst wildfire season in recent history, but the...
Coffee Trader Seeks to Shield More Vietnam Growers With its Specialty Weather Cover July 9, 2026 By Mary Hui Major coffee trader ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. is pushing for a fivefold increase in the number of growers covered by its...
Private Equity Turns to Heat Detectives as Climate Risks Intensify July 8, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee Erratic weather is forcing private equity investors to scrutinize a new source of financial risk — whether assets in their...