Drought-Prone California Oks New Rules for Turning Wastewater into Drinking Water December 21, 2023 By Adam Beam When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places – the ice...
Expert: ‘Active Year Worldwide’ for Rapid Hurricane Intensification December 19, 2023 By Allen Laman While only three hurricanes made landfall in the United States this year, rapidly intensifying hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific...
Nationwide: Gap Between Agents, Commercial Clients View of Severe Weather November 20, 2023 By Allen Laman A Nationwide study has found that independent insurance agents believe many of their commercial clients don’t have adequate coverage to...
Weather Extremes May Force More Farmers, Ranchers to Consider Costly Irrigation August 24, 2023 By Melina Walling The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that...
US Insurers Invested in Fossil Fuels as Climate Risks to Underwriting Mount August 8, 2023 By Isla Binnie U.S.-based insurers have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in fossil fuel-related assets which in turn contribute to the risk...
Ocean Temperatures Hit 90 Degrees, Fueling Weather Disasters July 28, 2023 By Brian K. Sullivan Heat searing enough to knock out mobile phones. Wildfire smoke that turns the skies an apocalyptic orange. Flash floods submerging...
Rising ‘Anti-ESG’ Sentiment in US Is Impacting Funds, HSBC Says July 11, 2023 The backlash against investing strategies that factor in environmental, social and governance issues is rising in the US and is...
State Regulators Need to Improve ‘Fragmented’ Efforts to Assess Insurers’ Climate Risks: FIO June 28, 2023 By Chad Hemenway The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has released a new report analyzing climate-related issues and gaps in U.S. insurance supervision and...
As Switzerland’s Glaciers Melt, Alpine Nation Backs Climate Bill With Net Zero Target June 20, 2023 A majority of Swiss citizens on Sunday voted in favor of a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to...
Companies Face Less Pressure for Climate and Social Reforms June 9, 2023 By Ross Kerber Shareholder support for proxy resolutions on topics including climate change and workforce diversity dropped significantly this spring, analysts said, as...