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.

Natural catastrophes are growing in severity, resulting in an increase in uninsured losses. Numerous technologies are emerging to aid resiliency.

Aon broker Max West is a pioneer in developing environmental liability coverage for unknown formerly owned and operated properties long after they have been sold.

You can’t miss the towering buildings of Hudson Yards, but it’s really the risk management features that truly set this development apart.

European insurers have taken measures to withhold the backing of coal mines and other ventures that contribute to global warming. U.S.-based insurers have been less than outspoken on the topic.

A new report from Morgan Stanley urges businesses to prepare for a world with intense weather events, infectious disease and rising sea levels.

Alexander Brown, Assistant Vice President, EPIC “Just this year Alex [Brown] obtained for us a higher policy limit and realized premium savings versus expiring coverage and also obtained for us an additional $1 million limit for defense outside policy limits,” said one risk, finance and insurance manager. Brown worked with regulators to draft the language,… View Article

Experts have developed a rating system for a newly studied weather phenomenon called atmospheric rivers — long, narrow collections of water vapor that cause rain and snow. 

Groundwater is critical to the survival of two billion people around the globe. Here’s how climate change is depleting the well — literally.

Manure used as fertilizer has led to the contamination of drinking water, lacing rural American’s wells with bacteria and nitrates.