The world’s biggest climate alliance for insurers has started hemorrhaging members, after Republican atto...
Fire Fears After UK’s Grenfell Disaster Set Back Wood Building, With Insurance a Factor
To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber...
To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber...
Article / 1 month ago
Dangers of Disposable Vapes: Lithium Battery Fires, Plastic Waste and Health
Three fires broke out at the Grundon waste disposal plant near London’s Heathrow Airport in the past six months. In each case, the chief suspects were disposable...
Three fires broke out at the Grundon waste disposal plant near London’s Heathrow Airport in the past six months. In each case, the chief suspects were disposable...
Article / 2 months ago
UK Builders Face Ban Unless They Commit to Repairing Unsafe Cladding
Eleven property developers could be barred from the industry unless they sign a UK government contract to repair unsafe cladding on apartment blocks, according...
Eleven property developers could be barred from the industry unless they sign a UK government contract to repair unsafe cladding on apartment blocks, according...
Article / 3 months ago
Climate Is Forcing the Most Risk-Aware Industry to Reinvent Itself
When it comes to climate impacts, the frontline of the finance industry is insurance. Last year’s payout from damages caused by extreme-weather events totaled $120 billion—about the same as...
When it comes to climate impacts, the frontline of the finance industry is insurance. Last year’s payout from damages caused by extreme-weather events totaled $120 billion—about the same as...
Article / 4 months ago
Cat Bond Investors Demand Higher Premiums as Weather Becomes More Extreme
Investors in the $35 billion catastrophe bond market are demanding the highest premiums in years to cover issuers against disasters, as weather events...
Investors in the $35 billion catastrophe bond market are demanding the highest premiums in years to cover issuers against disasters, as weather events...
Article / 5 months ago
Europe’s Drought May Be Worst in at Least 500 Years: Report
Europe is currently in the throes of a drought that appears to be the worst in at least 500 years, according to a preliminary analysis by experts from the European Union’s Joint Research Center....
Europe is currently in the throes of a drought that appears to be the worst in at least 500 years, according to a preliminary analysis by experts from the European Union’s Joint Research Center....
Article / 9 months ago
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Rise 9%, Continuing Moderating Trend: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices increased 9% in the second quarter of 2022 (down from an 11% increase in Q1), continuing a trend of moderating rate
Global commercial insurance prices increased 9% in the second quarter of 2022 (down from an 11% increase in Q1), continuing a trend of moderating rate
Article / 10 months ago
Luton Airport Runway Meltdown Shows How Airports Are Vulnerable to Climate Change
The temporary disruption at London's Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the...
The temporary disruption at London's Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the...
Article / 10 months ago
Update: UK Temperatures Hit Record High of 104°F
Temperatures in the UK rose above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time as a potentially deadly heat wave nears a peak on
Temperatures in the UK rose above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time as a potentially deadly heat wave nears a peak on
Article / 11 months ago
UK-Based MGA iprism Adds AmTrust to Property Owners Panel
iprism Underwriting, the specialist commercial, property and high net worth MGA, has added property/casualty insurance company AmTrust to its property...
iprism Underwriting, the specialist commercial, property and high net worth MGA, has added property/casualty insurance company AmTrust to its property...
Article / 12 months ago
