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The New York Times is reporting on a January 8, 2010, letter from NAMIC to the NAIC responding to the request by the Climate Change and Global Warming Task force for comments on issues concerning the proposed Insurer Climate Risk Disclosure Survey. 

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Read More NAMIC Issues Letter to NAIC Noting Its Observations on Current Controversy Surrounding Climate Change Science

German insurer Munich Re issued a press release stating that while 2009 saw fewer natural catastrophe losses than 2008, the number of natural hazard events was above average.  Munich Re reports that economic losses totaled $50 billion and uninsured losses totaled $22 billion in 2009, as compared to $200 billion in economic losses and $50 billion in uninsured losses in 2008. 

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Read More European Insurer Issues Press Release Addressing the Impact of Climate Change on Claims

On October 2, 2009, as part of the 48th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute held at Northwestern University School of Law, SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter gave a speech entitled “SEC Rulemaking — ‘Advancing The Law’ To Protect Investors.”  In her speech, Commissioner Walter touched upon the SEC’s recent work with respect to climate change disclosures, and her belief that climate change is a very serious issue. …
Read More SEC and NAIC Take Affirmative Steps To Address Corporate Disclosures Regarding Climate Change

The financial crisis has transformed the risk landscape for insurers and their focus on key risks.  A recently published survey conducted by the Center for the Study of Financial Innovation in association with PriceWaterhouseCoopers indicates that climate change is “[l]osing its urgency as an insurance risk.” …
Read More Climate Change as a Risk Facing Insurers Drops in Importance

A group of European insurers and reinsurers, including Allianz, AXA, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich, have established PERILS AG, based in Zurich, to collect and provide industry-wide European catastrophe insurance data. PERILS is intended to provide a service similar to that provided by Property Claims Services (PCS) in relation to US catastrophes. …
Read More PERILS AG: European Catastrophe Data Company Established

In a press release dated August 27, 2008, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced what is claimed to be the first-ever agreement requiring a company, Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) (“Xcel”), to detail financial liabilities related to climate change.  The Office of the Attorney General reports that the agreement comes at a time when many power companies are investing in new coal-burning power generation that will contribute to global warming emissions. 

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Read More New York Attorney General Reaches Agreement With Energy Company To Require Disclosure Of Financial Risks Of Climate Change To Investors

Today, Thursday, August 28, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Insurance and Reinsurance Department will host a webinar entitled “Insurance Implications of Climate Change”. This 60 minute webinar will comprise a discussion of the global legal framework which recognizes the reality of climate change. 

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Read More TODAY’S WEBINAR: Insurance Implications of Climate Change

On Thursday, August 28, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Insurance and Reinsurance Department will host a webinar entitled “Insurance Implications of Climate Change”. This 60 minute webinar will comprise a discussion of the global legal framework which recognizes the reality of climate change. …
Read More August 28 EAPD Webinar: Insurance Implications of Climate Change