Carbon Copies of Flo, Jake, Gecko Join Climate Change Protest at NAIC Meeting November 15, 2018 By Don Jergler An angry Flo, an unusually sullen Jake, a less-than cheeky Gecko and a hawkish duck stood outside the National Association...
Climate Change Impact Assessment Looks at Risk, Readiness Around U.S. October 25, 2018 By Don Jergler Low risk, but low readiness. That’s the assessment for Long Beach, Calif., a city that’s close to my heart. For...
UK Insurers, Banks Need ‘Credible Plans’ for Climate Change Risks: Bank of England October 15, 2018 By Huw Jones Britain’s banks and insurers must come up with credible plans for protecting themselves against risks from climate change and may...
The IPCC Climate Change Report and Implications for Insurers October 11, 2018 By Don Jergler A report out earlier this week from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change doesn’t say a whole lot about insurance,...
Urgent Action Needed to Avoid ‘Unthinkable’ Damage from Climate Change: UN October 8, 2018 By Nina Chestney and Jane Chung Society would have to enact “unprecedented” changes to how it consumes energy, travels and builds to meet a lower global...
Airport Operators Take Action Against Rising Seas, Powerful Storms as Climate Changes October 1, 2018 By Jamie Freed Global airport operators, faced with rising sea levels and more powerful storms as the climate changes, are starting to invest...
Businesses Should Prepare for Consequences of Climate Change, Zurich Says September 27, 2018 By Don Jergler Businesses should prepare for the physical consequences of a warming planet, according to a new report out from Zurich Insurance...
More Firms Report Climate-Related Risks, but Few Disclose Financial Impact: G20 Report September 27, 2018 By Nina Chestney Climate-related disclosure is becoming mainstream as more firms support and align their financial reporting to recommendations by a global task...
Major Oil and Gas Firms Pledge to Cut Greenhouse Gases to Fight Climate Change September 25, 2018 By Ron Bousso A group of the world’s top oil and gas companies pledged on Monday to slash emissions of a potent greenhouse...
Campaign Calls on U.S. Insurers to Reject Fossil Fuels September 13, 2018 By Don Jergler A handful of consumer and climate groups are calling on the insurance industry to ditch fossil fuels as part of...