The solar panels rapidly being deployed across the country are vulnerable to damage from hail and costly to replace, limiting their risk transfer options. Parametric insurance injects some much-needed flexibility.

With global insured losses from natural disasters hitting $108 billion in 2023, Swiss Re emphasizes the urgent need for adaptation measures and climate risk mitigation.

Insurance CROs are optimistic about their ability to shore up their operational defenses in 2024 despite global economic headwinds, and complex emerging risks, EY/IIF survey finds

Insurers are making a major impact on the health of the world’s oceans through their support of blue bonds, a form of debt swap that enables developing nations to fund marine conservation efforts.

Emerging risks are always in mind for underwriters, but reinventing the wheel is rarely necessary to give brokers and insureds the new types of security they seek.

Climate change is warping many domestic and global industries. Construction may prove to be one of the hardest hit.

To foster better collaboration and transparency, the Catastrophe Resiliency Council proposes an Open Industry Exposure Database for climate risk research.

The Catastrophe Resiliency Council invites you to join experts from government, industry and academia at the inaugural Resilience Innovation Summit.

As every community contends with its share of natural catastrophes, structural fortifications and business continuity planning can help today’s long-term care operators bolster their resilience.

Skilled nursing homes and assisted living operators in states like Florida are masterful improvisers, but an uptick in newcomers will require these professional caregivers to leverage the power of community more than ever before.

If the pandemic taught insurance anything, it’s that a unified and government-backed catastrophic peril coverage form might be the future for stability within the markets.

Although wildfire smoke is clearly a public health risk, its presence doesn’t necessarily pose a workers’ compensation exposure for employers.

The freight transportation industry is charting a course to novel fuel sources, and it needs insurers to grease the wheels.

Research and technology can be utilized to proactively mitigate climate risks and make businesses and communities more resilient.

Parametric insurance offers protection in unpredictable scenarios where traditional policies cannot.  

Resiliency and understanding ROI are two big factors in the Predict & Prevent™ model. The latest episode from The Institutes’ Predict & Prevent podcast dives in.

Capturing more precise data can help predict potential losses. Here’s how companies in wildfire risk and worker safety are doing just that.

When it comes to offshore wind power, several risk and insurance factors should be reviewed, from installation and repair costs to maritime law constraints.

Katie McGrath of Swiss Re shares her view on catastrophic weather events and their impact on insurers and insureds alike.

If the West Coast’s unprecedented water shortage continues as expected, the entire country will soon feel its impact.