All Climate change articles – Page 6
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CLIMATE CHANGE 2007: Insurers in "front line" against climate change
Stephen Byers has told a packed GR conference that the insurance industry is in the front line against climate change
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GR survey: climate change
One of GR's aims for 2007 is to encourage greater participation of its readers in the debates and issues shaping the industry. Each month, a short questionnaire will be sent out to our new "GR Benchmarking Club", with the results published in the magazine. Our first survey is on climate ...
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Emission Impossible
Climate change is upon us. But what are the emerging trends and what can the insurance industry do to mitigate the effects? Dr Steve Smith investigates.
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Industry Matters
Climate challenge
Trevor Maynard looks at the possible consequences of climate change for insurers.
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The $40bn question
Will Europe experience its own Katrina? European insurers need to prepare for winter storm losses far beyond those experienced to date, warn Yorn Tatge and Peter Dailey.
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Japan: Outlook stable despite storm losses
S&P has maintained its stable outlook on Japanese non-life insurers despite ¥100.5bn in losses from Typhoon Shanshan
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Hurricane risk outlook higher than normal
RMS has reaffirmed its medium-term five year view of
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Discipline all the way
Property insurance may be softening in those regions outside of the US and Caribbean, but this is no reason for reinsurers to follow suit. Maintaining discipline is key in this environment, explains Heike Trilovszky.
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The great debate
With the industry facing increasingly ferocious hurricane seasons, Dr Eberhard Faust details the conflicting arguments from the scientific community on what could be behind this period of heightened activity.
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The year ahead
Given the erratic nature of global risks, any attempt to predict what 2006 might have in store for the industry verges on utter folly All the same, Helen Yates gives it a go.
