Reinsurance
Is Climate Litigation Covered by Insurance?
Federal or state court? How will attribution science impact climate litigation? The questions aren't the only ones of interest to insurers and reinsurers wanting to understand the potential for mass ...
‘Attribution Science’ May Help Plaintiffs Push Climate Suits Ahead
Although a U.S. Supreme Court decision put an end to climate lawsuits alleging violations of the federal common law of public nuisance, a second round of state actions may get further, researchers ...
Social Inflation or Science: What Is Fueling Climate Litigation?
A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a question from the leader of a liability risk analytics company recently: "Is it about ...
Investors Team Up in Call for Governments to Toughen Climate Accounting
Investors managing more than $2.5 trillion have called on governments to compel companies and auditors to file financial accounts aligned with the world's net zero emissions target, a letter seen by ...
Pricing Trends Are Helping Reinsurers Counter Major Claims Uncertainties
A principal negative factor affecting the reinsurance industry is the large amount of claims uncertainty, but positive tailwinds are offsetting these negative headwinds, creating a stable outlook for ...
Lloyd’s Aims to Make Ethnic Minorities a Third of Market’s New Hires
Lloyd's of London wants the commercial insurance market to recruit a third of its workforce from ethnic minorities, it said on Friday, as it attempts to improve diversity. Nearly 50,000 staff are ...
Cyber Reinsurance MGA Envelop Risk Attracts $130M Infusion to Fuel Global Growth Plans
Envelop Risk, the UK-based cyber insurance/ reinsurance managing general agent, announced a Series B investment of $130 million, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The financing will help Envelop Risk ...
Writing Cyber Is Key To Survival, Munich Re Exec Says
Trumpeting a message that he conceded might be different from peers, Stefan Golling, a member of Munich Re Board of Management, said that Munich Re remains bullish on the cyber insurance and ...