Household Insurance

Terrafirma Highlights Stress Testing on Property Cover

Ground risk specialist, Terrafirma, warns that there is just one month to go until the Bank of England launches regulatory climate stress testing.  This will initially affect all the largest insurers, banks and building societies […]

News

Climate Agenda Will Generate Billions in Premiums

Much of Europe is embracing the Climate Change agenda which means huge urban living, electric car and low carbon/sustainable leisure projects are being given the green light everywhere. To power these new utopias, carbon generation […]

News

ABI Signs Up To Net Zero & Resilience Strategy

The Association of British Insurers has joined the UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI), building greater industry momentum on climate action and ambition in the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference […]

Insurance Regulation

ESG Is Coming For Your Bottom Line, Here’s What You Need to Know

This is the first in a series of commentaries discussing the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors that could affect the ratings of financial institutions rated by DBRS Morningstar. On February 3, 2021, DBRS Morningstar […]

Opinion

Climate Activists Want Total Control of Your Policy Book

Straight talking from the Editor’s keyboard; IE got an angry press release from Insurance Rebellion (IR) today – yep, there is now a specific group of activists looking to make life difficult for UK insurers […]

Insurance Regulation

Climate Impact Will Become Part of Your Annual Accounts

The EU and UK governments are both keen on green issues and climate change in particular. What does mean for insurers, MGAs and brokers? Well certain carbon related business clients (oil, gas, mining etc) will […]

News

Volta Looking at Spanish Production Facility

More good news for insurers looking to offer cover to green policy/ESG approved projects; Volta Trucks, the leading full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed that it is investigating the manufacture of the Volta Zero in […]