The Impact of Climate Change on P&C Insurance
Scientists have built consensus around the probability that more powerful floods, fires, droughts and storms will occur with higher frequency as the Earth gets hotter.
February 05, 2019
Climate change related losses and other event-driven litigation risksInsureds and insurers need to address and plan for the full scope of risk from climate change-related events.
January 24, 2019
Climate change won't stop East Coast's worst storms, study findsClimate change may melt away smaller snow storms but it won't be able to hold back more powerful East Coast systems.
January 22, 2019
Firms tally climate riskNew disclosures show that the country's largest companies are bracing for the effects of climate change.
January 18, 2019
Pentagon warns of dire risk to bases, troops from climate changeU.S. military facilities are already encountering some of the effects of climate change.
January 17, 2019
California fires now rage all year as drought creates tinderboxThe never-ending fire season stems largely from a years-long drought that gripped much of California before easing in 2017.
May 16, 2019
In a slow market, natural disasters fuel elevated home maintenance activityAfter 6 months of a slowing housing market, gains in home maintenance activity can be linked to storm-related repairs.
February 12, 2019
Insurers promoting resilience can save lives, propertiesCalls for personal and societal investment in catastrophe loss control, adaptation and resilience too often fall on deaf ears.
February 11, 2019
Environmental impairment risk continues to riseEmerging risks are changing the types of coverage required to mitigate the financial impact of an environmental incident.
January 16, 2019
PG&E warned investors about weather-related disasters. It was mostly ignoredThe company included warnings in its regulatory filings citing how disasters could weigh on its results or disrupt its ops.
December 26, 2018
How climate change cheats businesses, insurersCompanies concerned with pressing challenges may not be accurately disclosing to investors the risks they face due to climate change.