Climate change

Warren Buffett's firm ramped up its reinsurance exposure to the state, looking to take advantage of rising prices.

Looking at lessons from past disastrous fires, here are steps that can help reduce fire risk at the home and community level.

Consumer advocate notes that insurance regulators' standard for data collection lags regulators of other types of financial services

In other news: Foresight, a workers' comp insurer, welcomes new commercial insurance underwriter.

The use of catastrophe models and of sophisticated AI to make coverage decisions are all under debate.

Kim shares with Digital Insurance her take on what is happening in the insurtech space in terms of venture capital funding and the impact of the climate crisis on digital solutions.

Driven by weather catastrophes and higher building costs, new research showed.

Mario Greco, who led his firm out of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance earlier this year amid a wider exodus from the group, has spoken out against the network of voluntary climate alliances that represent some of the biggest names in global finance, calling them "political and bureaucratic."

Since 2020, the number of properties it insures has tripled to almost 1.4 million. Citizens estimates it may add another 300,000 by the end of the year

Total global insured losses from natural catastrophes were about $50 billion from January through June.

Last month, Farmers Insurance Co. said it would limit sales of new home insurance coverage in California. In May, State Farm General Insurance Co., the state's biggest home insurer, said it would stop writing new policies altogether. Allstate Corp. halted the sale of new policies in the state last year.

Weather is unpredictable everywhere, and travel insurance policies can vary tremendously.

As climate change worsens, insurance coverage is expected to shrink further as rising premiums choke demand and insurers withdraw from particularly exposed areas, according to statements from the European Central Bank.

Property insurance premiums for US solar facilities have soared as much as 50% over the past year, threatening to slow their rollout and derail global efforts to cut carbon emissions.

Rising temperatures are disrupting economic activity and daily life across the globe, sapping crops, drying rivers and raising sea levels.

The problem is clear: Existing weather is visibly outrunning our combined efforts to stem global warming. Humans are losing the race against heat.

The proposed new insurance plan is intended to protect the Southeast Asian nation from infrastructure losses caused by natural disasters.

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.