Climate change

Yellen, who also chairs the Financial Stability Oversight Council, said that a spate of extreme weather events is causing insurers to raise rates on homeowners.

Releasing an ESG report prepares you to address potential risks hidden in operations.

The nation's most flood-prone counties experienced a net influx of about 400,000 people in 2021 and 2022, Redfin found.

Officials are assessing the damage wrought by the worst floods to hit the state since Hurricane Irene. Since then, the state has spent millions to climate-proof infrastructure.

State Farm and Allstate are no longer writing new homeowner policies in California. But some insurtechs argue that with better data, carriers can make more nuanced decisions.

The damage has triggered the highest insurance payout in almost two decades, with experts warning that it could get worse.

As climate change continues to worsen extreme weather, damaging homes and wreaking havoc on crops, the need for more responsive insurance policies is growing.

Local embedded and microinsurance models could provide immediate assistance to vulnerable low-income communities at risk of extreme climate events.

The UN Environment Programme, which convened NZIA two years ago, said Wednesday in a statement that NZIA members will no longer be obligated to set or publish targets.

Biodiversity — including pollinating bees, marine life, rainforests and agricultural soil — is declining at an unprecedented rate as a result of exploitation, land-use change, pollution and extreme weather.