Launched by Prince Charles in 2007, ClimateWise is global collaboration of leading underwriters and brokers focused on reducing the risks of climate change. For a complete list of member insurance companies, click here.
Read MoreOn 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 MoreThe 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 MoreA 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.
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