Typhoon That Hit China’s Ports Provides Wakeup Call for Climate Risk to Markets December 12, 2023 By Katy Daigle and Simon Jessop As Typhoon Doksuri aimed toward mainland China, major southeast ports were forced to turn away dozens of vessels for days....
Markets/Coverages: Howden Launches Climate Parametrics Practice to Help Clients Derisk Net-Zero Climate Transition October 17, 2023 Howden, the London-based insurance group, announced the creation of Howden Climate Parametrics, a global practice that brings together re/insurance, climate,...
Howden Appoints WTW’s Douglas as CEO, Climate Risk and Resilience June 27, 2023 Howden, the London-based insurance group, announced the appointment of Rowan Douglas as CEO, Climate Risk & Resilience, effective June 26....
Climate Change Poses Much Greater Existential Risk for the World Than COVID-19 December 18, 2020 By L.S. Howard Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change ultimately will be managed by “bending the curve” of temperature rises and greenhouse...
Willis Towers Watson’s Climate & Resilience Hub Taps Scott from BofE as Senior Director April 15, 2020 Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Matt Scott as a senior director in its Climate and Resilience Hub. Scott...
AXA’s Duverne Named Chairman of Insurance Development Forum, Replacing Catlin September 13, 2018 The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) announced the appointment of Denis Duverne as chair of its Steering Committee, succeeding Stephen Catlin,...
Insurance Protection Gap Is Growing Global Problem; Swiss Re, RenRe & WTW Comment January 17, 2018 By L.S. Howard The insurance protection gap. It’s a phrase that will be increasingly heard over the coming years – because it is...
Re/Insurance CEOs Join Insurance Development Forum, UN & World Bank Initiative May 17, 2016 A group of re/insurance and global broking CEOs are assisting the work of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), which was...
Douglas at Willis Towers Watson Receives High U.K. Honor January 15, 2016 Willis Towers Watson announced that Rowan Douglas, head of Willis Towers Watson’s Capital Science & Policy Practice, has been made...
Willis Lauds UN’s Support for ‘1-in-100’ Natural Disaster Risk Initiative December 1, 2014 Willis Group announced that the “1-in-100” disaster resilience initiative, of which it has been a key architect, has received support...