Climate change
Poor coastal communities most vulnerable to climate change, says World Bank
A major climate report commissioned by the World Bank says poor communities living in coastal cities in Asia and Africa are among the most vulnerable to climate change.
Costs of Australia's disasters could triple by 2050
Costs of natural catastrophes in Australia could rise from A$6.3bn to A$23bn by 2050 as population density and storms increase according to a new white paper.
UK insurers must act to minimise climate change exposure
The UK insurance market’s exposure to international losses as a result of climate change is greater than its exposure to losses on the domestic market, a PWC study has found.
Asian highlights of the week
A round-up of the best articles featuring Asia on Insurance Insight this week.
Apac climate report highlights typhoons, droughts and air pollution
The Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre today released its annual report focusing on typhoon activity, the seasonal prediction of extreme droughts and floods, and the impact of local air pollution on climate.
UN warns on climate change after warm 2012
The World Meteorological Organization, a United Nations agency, has said that 2012 joined the ten previous years as one of the warmest - at ninth place - on record despite the cooling influence of La Niña.
Climate change: Insuring the future
Climate change is a global issue of huge importance to the safety and security of future generations and the environment. How can insurers play their part? Sam Barrett explains.
Australian government advisers link hot summer to climate change
The Australian government's independent Climate Commission has linked a record hot summer to climate change.
Weathering the growing subsidence risk
Subsidence is increasingly frequent and research shows that, with climates getting hotter, this is only going to continue. Edmund Tirbutt looks at how the market covers subsidence and whether it will continue to do so.
Zurich makes Impossible appearance on the silver screen
Zurich Insurance has engaged in film product placement for the first time by featuring in two scenes of new blockbuster The Impossible.
Flood brick entrepreneurs win Defra funding
The inventors of a flood brick designed to replace sandbags and defend homes from flooding have been awarded more than £44 000 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Europe's climate change risks in the spotlight
Natural catastrophes and disasters are an important area of research and development in the insurance world, says BrokersLink's Paul Bitner.
Risk managers urged to heed climate change
The human impact on the environment has been a major factor in a quintupling of weather-related loss events in North America during the past three decades, according to Munich Re.
Asia View from the Top: Getting flood modelling right
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported in 2007 that especially heavily populated mega-delta regions in south, east and south-east Asia will be at greatest risk owing to increased flooding from the sea and, in some mega-deltas, flooding…
Making flood prevention cost effective
Flooding now affects more people than any other natural catastrophe. Jens Mehlhorn explains how tried and tested methodologies for determining the cost effectiveness of measures show that prevention is better than cure.
Climate Change: Turbulent times
With climate change a growing global concern, how is the insurance industry playing its part in saving the planet?
Post magazine - 26 July 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Allianz champions sustainability with 'first' ESG advisory board
Allianz has established an advisory board for company-wide environmental, social and governance issues which it says is the first of its kind.
Flood defences need £20m boost in next 20 years, report finds
The government has been urged to invest £20m in flood defences after a report found that four times as many properties could be at risk of flooding in the next 20 years if no action is taken to prepare for climate change.
ISE 2012: France to suffer extreme temperatures due to global warming
Andreas Sterl, senior researcher at the Royal Netherlands meteorological Institute, has warned that France will be particularly affected by global warming.
ISE 2012: France to suffer extreme temperatures due to global warming
Andreas Sterl, senior researcher at the Royal Netherlands meteorological Institute, has warned that France will be particularly affected by global warming.
RMS launches specialist liability modeller
Modelling firm Risk Management Solutions has launched a liability modelling company in a joint venture with private investors.
Countdown to ISE: Q&A with guest speaker Steve Green
Steve Green, European middle market network leader for Zurich, will be presenting the session on 'Meeting the demands of the mid-market. Are insurers and brokers adequately servicing these clients?' at Insurance Strategy Europe taking place in Brussels…
Geneva Association warns of 2011 repeat
More people will live in large urban areas and be hit by extreme events like those seen in 2011, the Geneva Association has warned.