EU Banks Expand Risk Models to Better Prepare for Climate-Change Fallout June 23, 2023 By Frances Schwartzkopff European banks are building out their risk models to better prepare for the fallout from climate change, with some even...
EU Prepares for Climate Stress Test That Includes Insurers March 14, 2023 By Steven Arons The European Union is starting to prepare the region’s next stress test to measure the financial sector’s readiness for climate...
ECB to Limit Purchases of Longer-Term Debt Issued by Climate Laggards September 21, 2022 By Frances Schwartzkopff The European Central Bank will limit purchases of longer-term debt issued by companies that rank poorly under a new scoring...
ECB Climate Stress Test Highlights $71 Billion Risk for Euro Zone Banks July 8, 2022 By Francesco Canepa A sudden jump in carbon prices coupled with floods and droughts this year would lead to losses of at least...
Europe’s Landmark Test of Banks’ Resilience to Climate Risk Is Softer Than Expected July 6, 2022 By Nicholas Comfort and Steven Arons Europe’s landmark test of banks’ resilience to global warming was far softer than many lenders had expected, according to people...
Insurers Must Be Better Prepared for Impact of Climate Change: BoE June 8, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones Insurers need to plug data gaps to be better prepared for the impact of climate change on their operations and...
Insurers, Banks Must Take Climate Action or Face Profit Hit, Higher Capital Charges: BOE May 24, 2022 By Huw Jones and Andy Bruce LONDON – Banks and insurers that fail to manage climate risks as a “first-order” issue could face a 10% to...
EU Regulator Says Insurers Could Face Climate Stress Tests as Soon as 2023 November 4, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones LONDON – Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU’s insurance regulator...
Japanese Insurers Struggle with Climate Change Cost Estimates June 25, 2021 By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – As the world tries to price the cost of climate change, Japan’s second largest non-life insurer MS&AD foresees...
Explaining Climate Change and Financial Disclosure for Insurers June 25, 2021 TOKYO – Japanese financial institutions are struggling to put a price tag on the cost of climate change, an effort...