How Monsanto’s Climate Unit Is Changing Risk Profile of Farmers August 25, 2016 By Don Jergler It caught my eye when Monsanto Co. subsidiary Climate Corp. announced last week it was creating the “Industry’s First In-Field...
July Continued Earth’s Record-Setting Hot Streak August 18, 2016 By Tom Randall As more than 100,000 Americans flee destructive wildfires in California and floods in Louisiana, earth sends yet another reminder that...
Sea Level Is Rising, but at Fluctuating Rates due to Volcanic Eruption: Study August 12, 2016 By Amrith Ramkumar Climate scientists have long warned of a rise in sea level as global warming melts the world’s glaciers. But while...
New U.S. Laws Back Still Doubted Climate Change August 12, 2016 By Eric Roston A federal appeals court in Chicago gave a thumbs-up this week to an obscure regulatory practice that helps the U.S....
Climate Change And Gisele, The Law of the Land August 11, 2016 By Don Jergler When the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio highlighted climate change, it wasn’t hard to imagine the buzz –...
Researchers Link Global Warming to Rise in Waterborne Illnesses August 10, 2016 By Seth Borenstein Rising global temperatures are clearly linked to increasing waterborne food poisoning, particularly from eating raw oysters, along with other nasty...
Climate Change Modeling is Closer than You Think July 28, 2016 By Don Jergler For the last few years you got a common response from catastrophe modelers who advise the property/casualty industry when asked...
Insurers, Banks & Pension Funds ‘Must Address’ Climate Risk Exposures July 13, 2016 By Doug Alexander The world’s insurers, banks and pension funds are “inherently susceptible” to threats from climate change and must make adjustments, from...
Brexit, Climate Change and Clean Air June 30, 2016 By Don Jergler What does the Brexit portend for all those collaborative efforts undertaken by the European Union to battle climate change? It’s...
Pandemics and Climate Change Present Opportunity for Insurers June 9, 2016 By Don Jergler The shoe may eventually be placed on the other foot for the U.S. This nation has a long-standing tradition of...