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Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... uninsured at an exposure level, particularly in emerging economies where 80-98% of the losses are uninsured, according to Swiss Re. The industry now needs to consider risks posed by extreme weather, but beyond that, needs to consider transition risk ...

Insured losses from natural catastrophes $150 billion in 2022

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... new report has found, with just $150 billion (US$125b) covered by insurance. The report from Swiss reinsurance company Swiss Re revealed that record-breaking damage from natural disasters in 2022 led to the third consecutive year that insured losses ...

U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... its board of directors. King brings more than 18 years' experience in directorships, including roles at MLC Australia, Swiss Re, AFG and FNZ Group. She also has over 10 years in CEO or general manager roles in Australia, New Zealand and Asia with AXA ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... US$9.4 trillion, without more ambitious action on climate change. Oxfam Australia cited economic analysis from reinsurer Swiss Re as the basis for those predictions "Deep carbon reductions and limiting global temp increase are the most critical actions ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... also begun adopting some restrictions on the oil and gas sector. AXA, AXIS Capital, The Hartford, Generali, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich have limited their cover for tar sands operations. Some insurers have also restricted their cover for Arctic drilling ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... from coal is really taking a toll on the coal industry. The report highlights leaders around the world. In underwriting, Swiss Re and Zurich are the leaders in ending coal insurance in that they have withdrawn cover from both new and existing projects ...

Christian Super acquires stake in responsAbility Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... predominantly held by a broad range of prominent Swiss financial institutions, including Baumann & Cie, Raiffeisen Switzerland, Swiss Re Foundation and Vontobel Beteiligungen AG as well as by private investors. The remaining shares are held by responsAbility's ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... may fall by up to 54% without impacting insurers' margins. AMP Capital's report cited statistics from global reinsurer Swiss Re predicting that motor premiums in advanced markets are likely to begin falling by 2025 and could be down by 30% between 2025 ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Novion Property Group, Origin Energy, Pepsi, Plato Investment Management, Shell, Ricoh, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Swiss Re, UCA Funds Management, Unilever, University of Sydney, Veolia, VicSuper and Westpac. The seven commitments of the We Mean Business ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp launch insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Microfinance, Jenny Elvey, general manager, Bendigo Family and Financial Services, Nicole Gamerov, client manager government, Swiss Re, Mark Milliner, CEO personal insurance, Suncorp Group (Photo provided by Good Shepherd Microfinance) The Essentials ...
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