All catastrophe risk articles – Page 3
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AnalysisEuropean wildfires rise 75% YOY
As wildfires have only recently been considered a material peril, the modelling is not as developed
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AnalysisHas 2022 knocked resilience off course?
Protection gap for health, mortality and natural catastrophe risks combined reached $1.42 trillion in 2021, finds sigma
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AnalysisWhy Bernd was a lesson in ‘flood dementia at all levels’
A poor understanding of floods and insufficient risk reduction measures played a key role in last year’s disaster, finds Zurich
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AnalysisIt’s not easy being green
Organisations are racing to declare their sustainable credentials… but should they tread more carefully?
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AnalysisBeware new generation climate risks, warns SONAR
The thawing of permafrost could accelerate climate hazards and release disease-carrying pathogens
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AnalysisEarth observation data: A new frontier
The application, accuracy and quantity of satellite data continues to explode with opportunities for risk transfer and mitigation
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FeaturesFM Resilience Index shines spotlight on ESG
Country filters present data related to businesses’ climate risk and ESG interests
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AnalysisInsurance industry must play ’fundamental role’ in transition to net zero, says Prince of Wales
The role the insurance sector must play has ‘never been greater’, says ABI director general
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AnalysisAGCS: Above-average hurricane trend continues
Scientists believe climate change will make hurricanes wetter, increasing the risk of flooding
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AnalysisNOAA predicts above-average Atlantic hurricane season
Ongoing La Niña and higher Atlantic temperatures are setting the stage for busy season ahead
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AnalysisReasons to be… cheerful?
With access to some of science’s most stark observations on the climate crisis, why is Nasa’s David Green feeling optimistic?
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Analysis‘Only a matter of time’ until parametrics become the norm
Why cover for IT downtime will be ‘the next stage of growth in parametric insurance’
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AnalysisClimate crisis: Re/insurers must overhaul business models
Just 8% of insurers are resilience champions while 73% of policyholders rank climate among their top concerns
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AnalysisUNDP partners with Generali to tackle protection gap
The partnership will support developing countries’ access insurance and risk finance solutions
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AnalysisQ1 nat cat losses reach $32 billion
Climate-related losses are likely to escalate with every additional increment of global warming - Aon
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AnalysisComplex energy claims dropped during 2020-2021
Losses such as the Beirut explosion in 2020 and Winter Storm Uri were not included in the analysis
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AnalysisBrokers must not treat risk management as an ‘afterthought’
Those with a ‘simply transactional’ mindset may struggle to place risks
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AnalysisIPCC “encouraged” by climate action
Scaled-up actions can support ”deep emissions reductions”, with carbon capture and storage an option
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AnalysisFebruary storm claims to reach €3.3 billion - PERILS
Industry losses from European windstorm series are the highest such loss since Kyrill in January 2007
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AnalysisFloods drive 2021 cat losses to $270 billion
Flooding in Europe in July was the costliest natural disaster on record in the region - sigma
