Allied World hires a new senior vice president and head of U.S. Programs, Kids’ Chance of America names its 2020-2021 president in this edition of People on the Move. 

This environmental broker examines whether or not pollution legal liability policies can provide some relief to enterprises struggling with the effects of COVID-19.

A look at recent court cases and their effect on risk management and the insurance industry. 

Mutuals and captives seem to be the insurance approaches that are still providing useful cover to coal-burning power plants. That being said, there is no rush to replace capacity that is leaving the market.

A new report by consultants at Oliver Wyman shows that the world’s financial sector stands to lose $1 trillion if governments adopt a carbon tax. 

As the effects of rapid climate change rage on, vital ecosystem services are diminishing. The cost to the global economy could be devastating.

This year, six brokers from across the brokerage field were named as the 2020 Environmental Power Broker winners. An additional two brokers were named as finalists.

As the effects of climate change increase in severity, world financial leaders debate over just how much the crisis is affecting the global economy.

AXIS and Chubb join a growing list of insurance companies that say they will limit underwriting capital allocation and investments in fossil fuels projects.

A recent study released by FM Global and commissioned from Pentland Analytics outlines hurricanes’ direct effect on shareholder value.

A number of commercial insurance carriers have now announced that they will limit their investments and underwriting activities around coal, including Chubb.

The environmental risk and insurance sector always has its share of frightening risks. And they are ongoing.

After Super Storm Sandy and Hurricane Harvey, 30-year-old Arianna Armelli dedicated her life’s work to preventing flood damage, creating Dorothy in the process.

These emerging risks are shaping the playing field for environmental underwriters and regulators.

Officials are pushing “sustainable insurance” in areas of high risk and beyond, but what does that mean exactly?

A new UN report warns that climate change will have dire effects on the global food and water supply, potentially making some parts of the globe uninhabitable and begging the question: when will we get serious about climate change?

A recent bourbon warehouse fire in Kentucky provides yet another example of the environmental risks that can follow on the heels of catastrophes, such as fire or flood.

A deeper dive into the impact increased severe weather events have on a city’s credit risk, looking at heat waves and flooding as prime examples.

Adopting smart surfaces city-wide provides a broad range of financial benefits and risk reduction impacts, including increased climate resilience and lowered risk of credit rating downgrades.

In a bifurcated market, capacity abounds generally, but can shrink markedly for some high-hazard environmental risks.