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Insurers hope to put the credibility into carbon credits

Voluntary carbon credits are seen as a core element to future corporate climate commitments, and insurers are stepping in to bolster the confidence of buyers and sellers. Joshua Geer reports

Emerging economies face increasing risk of flooding and waterborne diseases

Coal business resorts to "haphazard coalition" of insurers as giants retract

Financiers and governments at risk if they accept inexperienced underwriters, says Insure Our Future

Tokio Marine joins Net-Zero Insurance Alliance

Physical risks from warming a "prudential issue" for Asia's regulators, says Japan's FSA

Tokio Marine plans ¥100bn of divestments

Japanese insurer Tokio Marine will divest at least ¥100 billion ($884 million) of equities, including in fossil fuel firms, by its 2023 reporting year as part of its commitment to sustainability.

Climate reporting 'more onerous for insurers than Solvency II'

And "numbers on physical risk too scary to disclose" ICR's audience told

Tokio Marine drops support for coal

Tokio Marine has become the second Japanese insurer to limit its backing for coal.

Sompo is first Japanese insurer to introduce restrictions on coal

Sompo has become the first Japanese insurer to introduce restrictions on its involvement with coal, although environmentalists argued its policy comes with "significant loopholes".

Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight

Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September to explain the measures they are taking to reduce exposure to the sector, according to environmental NGOs.

Insurance, pandemics and climate change

Insurers have long been aware of the risks of a global pandemic, but have failed to act. They mustn't make the same mistake on climate change, Peter Bosshard writes