All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 12 2007 // Insurers must address global climate change as they cope with the growing cost of extreme natural disasters, said Lord Peter Levene, chairman of Lloyd’s, the London insurance market.“We cannot risk being in...
Jan 10 2007 // By Jenny Barchfield (AP)The chief of the United Nations’ effort against climate change said Monday there is widespread recognition of the seriousness of global warming but a lack of leadership has created a sense of...
Dec 29 2006 // While recognizing that economic losses from natural catastrophes were considerably lower in 2006 than in 2005, Munich Re warned the industry against becoming too complacent.In a bulletin on the reinsurer’s web site...
Dec 25 2006 // At various points in history — the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, urban riots of the 1960s, and terrorism today — watershed events or trends ushered in structural changes within the U.S. insurance industry....
Dec 25 2006 // At various points in history — the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, urban riots of the 1960s, and terrorism today — watershed events or trends ushered in structural changes within the U.S. insurance industry....
Dec 25 2006 // At various points in history — the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, urban riots of the 1960s, and terrorism today — watershed events or trends ushered in structural changes within the U.S. insurance industry....
Dec 25 2006 // At various points in history — the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, urban riots of the 1960s, and terrorism today — watershed events or trends ushered in structural changes within the U.S. insurance industry....
Dec 25 2006 // Climate change or global warming is the 800-pound gorilla in the insurance industry. More reports this year added to the growing body of evidence that the planet is heating up, and potential disasters on a global scale are...
Dec 25 2006 // At various points in history — the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, urban riots of the 1960s, and terrorism today — watershed events or trends ushered in structural changes within the U.S. insurance industry....
Dec 24 2006 // At various points in history — the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, urban riots of the 1960s, and terrorism today — watershed events or trends ushered in structural changes within the U.S. insurance industry....
Dec 24 2006 // At various points in history — the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, urban riots of the 1960s, and terrorism today — watershed events or trends ushered in structural changes within the U.S. insurance industry....
Dec 24 2006 // At various points in history — the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, urban riots of the 1960s, and terrorism today — watershed events or trends ushered in structural changes within the U.S. insurance industry....
Dec 24 2006 // 1. Climate Change Facts MultiplyClimate change or global warming is the 800-pound gorilla in the insurance industry. More reports this year added to the growing body of evidence that the planet is heating up, and potential...
Dec 24 2006 // N136 Poizner poised to leadInsurers hope for friendlier climate40Electronically stored informationAgents must heed new rules10Calif.’s uninsured motorists
Nov 17 2006 // CEO Mike Hawker announced at the Insurance Australia Group Limited’s annual general meeting that IAG intends to make its global operations “carbon neutral within five years.”“As an insurance company...
Nov 16 2006 // The world’s largest insurers continue to bring the threats posed by global warming/climate change home to the rest of the world, and to press for remedial action. A report earlier this week found that much of the...
Nov 15 2006 // Dr. Thomas Loster, a geographer who advises the Munich Re Foundation, told those attending the current United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Conference in Nairobi that, “Most insurance and re-insurance companies...
Nov 10 2006 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a new report that warns of the dangers of increased flooding in Eastern England. Among other findings, the report, which was compiled using data supplied by Calif.-based...
Nov 6 2006 // While British Prime Minister Tony Blair has stood by President George Bush’s side on Iraq, he has parted ways with the Bush Administration over global warming, publicly and privately warning the U.S. and the world to...
Nov 6 2006 // While British Prime Minister Tony Blair has stood by President George Bush’s side on Iraq, he has parted ways with the Bush Administration over global warming, publicly and privately warning the U.S. and the world to...