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Climate Is Forcing the Most Risk-Aware Industry to Reinvent Itself
When it comes to climate impacts, the front line of the finance industry is insurance. Last year's payout from damages caused by extreme weather events totaled $120 ...
ECB Climate Stress Test Highlights $71B Risk for Euro Zone Banks
A sudden jump in carbon prices coupled with floods and droughts this year would lead to losses of at least 70 billion euros ($71.1 billion) for the euro zone's largest banks, the European Central ...
Europe’s Landmark Test of Banks’ Resilience to Climate Risk Is Softer Than Expected
Europe's landmark test of banks' resilience to global warming was far softer than many lenders had expected, according to people familiar with the matter. Even the toughest hypothetical scenarios in ...
The Global Urgency of Building the Carbon Removal Industry
"If you build it, they will come." This famous, but paraphrased, quote from the film "Field of Dreams" is apropos of the fledgling carbon removal industry. The demand is there, but supply needs to be ...
Insurance Industry Support of Carbon Removal Needed in Drive to Net Zero
Ditching investments in fossil fuel businesses—and denying them insurance—aren't the only ways for the insurance industry to participate in the drive to net zero greenhouse gas emissions, ...
The Climate Is Changing. Here’s How Insurers Can Change With It
As the effects of climate change make themselves increasingly apparent in our world, businesses and individuals alike are rising to the occasion, in ways big and small, to help protect the ...
Reinsurers’ Estimates of Climate Risk Exposure Could Be Way Off: S&P
Reinsurers' estimates of their exposure to natural catastrophe risk could be underestimated by 33%-50%, according to a report published by S&P Global Ratings. "Unmodeled risks and the inherent ...
XL Group CEO McGavick Urges Caution Toward Fossil Fuel Divestment Pressures
XL Group CEO Mike McGavick is standing firm against the push for insurers to divest from fossil fuel. He's urging caution, even as those efforts continue. "I hope we're really thoughtful about the ...