Climate change

Because of its soil and its status as the world's fastest-warming continent, Europe is particularly exposed. The European Central Bank estimates the region's potential damage from sinking land at more than €2.5 trillion ($2.9 billion) across all euro-area financial institutions.

Valkyrie Holmes, co-founder and CEO of Faura, discusses how AI and analytics are helping carriers identify and manage weather risks.

The insurance industry can embrace sustainability as a path to meaningful growth, ethical leadership and long-term success.

Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires are attacked as unethical.

Highlights from speakers and sessions at the Insurtech Insights conference and surrounding events in New York from June 3-5.

Federal agencies that provide weather data are losing funding or being reorganized, forcing carriers to find new storm data sources.

Catastrophe risk information from government bodies and academic institutions would make it possible to insure more homeowners based on more granular assessment, according to insurance industry professionals.

As the U.S. heads into peak hailstorm season, homeowners that have installed solar power face the prospect of chunks of ice damaging their panels.

The European Union's agriculture industry is losing €28 billion ($31.5 billion) a year due to increasing climate risks, such as droughts and flooding, according to a new study.

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Risks won't be disbanded, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Geneva Association report analyzes the impacts of extreme weather and socioeconomic factors on home insurance availability and affordability.

The probe into the deadly Southern California Eaton fire is likely to take a year or more as authorities examine Edison International's utility equipment as the possible cause, according to the company's CEO.

Insured losses from natural catastrophes could soar to $145 billion this year as population growth, urban sprawl and climate change combine to supercharge risks, according to a report by Swiss Re Institute.

NASA, Munich Re, The Institutes and others share insights on tech like Earth Observation and Gen AI at ClimateTech Connect 2025.

Catastrophes significantly increase claim volume and severity, resulting in extended claims cycles and frustrated policyholders.

Recent wildfire updates include the Federal Housing Authority's waiving of quality-control reviews and the upheaval of the state's commercial real estate space.

The need for more granular forecasts is becoming more pressing as climate change increases the odds of extreme weather.

The energy demands of AI mean that its benefits can be negated by climate damage, troubling executives surveyed by KPMG.

Insurers resort to subrogation when they suspect that a third party is ultimately responsible for the losses. Rather than deal with the recovery risk, insurers have been selling claims on to alternative investment managers.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract.