Industry Segments: Climate Page 16 / 22
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- June 8 2021
Swiss Re CorSo appoints Chubb exec to head Australia / NZ
Christine Bell will join the global insurer in August.
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- June 7 2021
Q&A: Hannover Re’s Michael Eberhardt talks BI and climate change risk
The Sydney-based MD also discussed key reinsurance trends affecting both Australia and New Zealand.
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- June 4 2021
East Asia summer cyclone activity to be ‘above normal’: Guy Carpenter
The number of formations is expected to increase 44% compared to the historical six-month average.
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- May 13 2021
Asia’s flood risk landscape shaped by human intervention
Insurance experts stress climate change is not the only determining factor.
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- May 3 2021
Climate change: the real costs to Asia Pacific
Asia can lead the way in climate change mitigation.
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- April 26 2021
Asean’s climate exposure a call to action for insurers
Higher claims expected from secondary perils such as droughts and torrential rainfall.
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- April 16 2021
Asia’s insurers face rising tide of climate litigation
Litigants could argue that failure to properly address or disclose climate risk caused losses.
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- April 13 2021
Australia’s P&C players face climate trap
Reports suggest nat cat risk is worsening each cycle amid calls for more mitigation measures.
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- April 1 2021
Environmental liability insurance creating opportunities: Fitch
ESG considerations for Asian (re)insurers are creating an underwriting priority reset.
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- April 1 2021
Secondary perils on increase in APAC: Swiss Re
The reinsurer's chief economist warns that climate change has no "expiry date" in the group's latest Sigma report.
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- March 29 2021
IAG pegs recent flood losses at US$153m
NSW and Queensland see 25,000 claims so far according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
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- March 19 2021
Swiss Re’s coal pledge sets a marker
Cutting thermal coal exposure from treaties puts pressure on competitors to follow suit.
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- March 15 2021
Q&A: Swiss Re Corp. Solutions’ Alex Pui talks sustainability
The Tokyo-based climate expert tells IAN that Asia is disproportionality vulnerable to secondary perils.
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- March 11 2021
APAC regulators’ climate efforts lag behind Europe: Moody’s
Asia's watchdogs have adopted a less prescriptive approach to climate risk disclosure.
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- March 1 2021
(Re)insurers’ coal vows obscure long-term challenge
Lloyd’s member Brit has recently opted out of Adani's controversial mine in Australia.
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- February 25 2021
Gaps remain despite record weather claims: ICNZ head
The industry association's CEO tells IAN that commercial property and agricultural crops still lack protection.
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- January 21 2021
IAG receives over 5,000 claims after holiday storms
Australian insurer tells IAN additional claims are expected in the coming weeks.
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- January 19 2021
Data a key tool to mitigate climate risk: AFF 2021
Panellists highlight the difficulty in underwriting new green technologies such as solar panels and fuel cells.
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- January 18 2021
Asia coal premiums to harden amid reduced appetite
Power plants with medium-to-large losses could face rises of 100-200%.
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- January 17 2021
Climate, pandemic and social inflation drove 1:1 increases: Fitch
The upward pressure on prices was tempered somewhat by an abundance of capital.
