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...
Banks’ Exposure to Heat-Related Losses Faces Scrutiny in EU July 7, 2026 By Frances Schwartzkopff Europe’s bank watchdog will look at how exposed lenders are to heat-related risks, as temperature records keep getting broken. The...
Firefighters Warn They’re Ill-Prepared for a Bad Wildfire Season June 22, 2026 By Laura Millan Europe is facing another summer of intense wildfires, but firefighters who will be on the frontline warn that they’re entering...
Almost All of World’s Children Exposed to Climate Hazards, UN Agency Says June 16, 2026 Almost all of the world’s children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with as many as 1.8 billion...
Viewpoint: How Climate Change Is Creating Uninsurable Areas Across Europe June 2, 2026 By Clotilde Cerdan Amiard As climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent, “uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common. They are a...
Insurer QBE Faces Investor Pressure Over Extreme Weather Risks May 5, 2026 By Amy Bainbridge and Ishika Mookerjee Australian Ethical Investment Ltd., a pension fund with about A$14 billion ($10 billion) under management, is pressuring QBE Insurance Group...
Viewpoint: Driving Sustainable Underwriting Performance With Data and Discipline March 19, 2026 By Andrew McMellin International insurance markets are entering a new phase of the cycle. Rates have become increasingly competitive across the majority of...
UK Actuaries Sound Alarm on Loss Models Downplaying Climate Risk January 14, 2026 By Frances Schwartzkopff The finance industry is relying on climate models that understate the speed at which temperatures are rising, according to a...
Europe’s Top Rights Court Rejects Climate Challenge Against Norway’s Oil October 29, 2025 By Nerijus Adomaitis The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favor of Norway’s government in a climate lawsuit brought by...