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Insurance industry must align to Paris Agreement, starting now

8 December 2021

20 December 2021 - Bronwyn Clare, Senior Programme Manager for ClimateWise at CISL, argues that partnership between an insurer and their clients on net zero aligned underwriting is critical to a smooth net zero transition for both.

ClimateWise

7 July 2021

Representing a growing global network of leading insurance industry organisations, ClimateWise helps to align its members’ expertise to directly support society as it responds to the risks and opportunities of climate change. ClimateWise, as part of the Centre for Sustainable Finance, is uniquely...

Finance’s shifting focus from risks to solutions

26 February 2019

26 February 2019 – Kajetan Czyz, Programme Director, Sustainable Finance, reflects on four decades of progress in the field of sustainable finance, which is entering a new phase of maturity. He describes CISL’s recent work in developing practical solutions for investors, banks and insurance companies to proactively encourage, create and exploit the opportunities inherent in the shift towards a sustainable economy.

Premiums 4 Good: redefining the role of insurance in society

17 February 2017

Australian insurer and member of the Lloyds market, QBE, recently launched a new initiative that attempts to realign the interests of its customers with its investment practices. If successful, it could represent a defining moment in the role of insurance in society.

Natural catastrophes and the protection gap

28 October 2016

Natural catastrophes and the protection gap Robert Muir-Wood is Chief Research Officer at RMS and a member of ClimateWise's working group 2 November 2016 Given the reported increase in the frequency of natural catastrophes, we should ask how much progress we are making in reducing the impacts of...

Climate change: Now’s the time to look outside, to take action within

13 September 2016

Climate change: Now’s the time to look outside, to take action within Tom Herbstein, Senior Programme Manager, ClimateWise, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 14 September 2016 In September 2015 Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, gave a ground-breaking, and since much-...

Louisiana floods highlight the protection gap

1 September 2016

Louisiana floods highlight the protection gap Tom Herbstein, Senior Programme Manager, ClimateWise, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 2 September 2016 The current Louisiana floods, with over 40,000 homes damaged, have been described by the Red Cross as the worst US disaster since...

Climate change and the insurance industry: the legacy of 2015

26 November 2015

Climate change and the insurance industry: the legacy of 2015 Tom Herbstein, Senior Programme Manager, ClimateWise 27 November 2015 As things stand, 2015 is squaring up to become a landmark year for action on climate change. Already we have seen the signing in March of the UN Sendai Framework for...

A call for a systemic, positive and collective response to climate risk by the insurance industry

28 July 2015

A call for a systemic, positive and collective response to climate risk by the insurance industry Maurice Tulloch, Chair of ClimateWise and Chairman, Aviva Global General Insurance and Chief Executive Officer, Aviva UK & Ireland General Insurance 28 July 2015 Last week, Aviva announced its five...

Rethinking insurance for sustainable development

16 July 2015

Rethinking insurance for sustainable development Tom Herbstein, Programme Manager, ClimateWise 20 July 2015 In a recent Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) report on insurance , Fellow Dr Ana Gonzalez Pelaez called for access to insurance within emerging markets to be accounted...

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