News

Guernsey Adds Rocket Fuel, With ESG Framework For Insurers

IE has said it before, there is no doubt that ESG – Environmental and Social Governance – is going to fundamentally change insurance pricing, compliance and reporting in the future, plus offer fantastic opportunities. The […]

UK Insurance Trends

CBI Calls For Regional Centres Of Excellence Approach

Empowering regions to play to their different strengths must win out over cookie-cutter solutions if levelling up is to succeed, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Business can serve as a driving force behind the UK’s levelling-up aspirations by harnessing local […]

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 […]

Technology

EU Funds Car Battery Recycling Plant in Poland

With the help of a loan of up to €25 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Poland will become the site of the first facility in the European Union (EU) for recycling both car batteries […]

News

InsTech London Looking Ahead at ESG Regulation

Insurers face losses from increasingly severe natural and man-made perils. Climate change, growing populations, and increasing reliance on globally-integrated business is leading to more vulnerable societies. ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) regulation is looming, which means […]

Global insurance trends

Japan: Jera Looks To Expand Offshore Wind Turbine Capacity

JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) today opened its Akita Office in the city of Akita as a base for offshore wind projects off the coast of Akita Prefecture. Favourable wind conditions along the Japan Sea from […]

Insurance Regulation

Advisory Group Wants Sustainability Baked Into Corporate Governance

The EU is very keen on climate change policies because they offer huge opportunities to apply extra taxes on people, goods and services. Now it looks like there are moves to make companies report on […]