insurance

The role of insurance in balancing public interest with energy security and transition

On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian war. Areas of Europe lost access to Russian gas due…

Will antitrust concerns be the death knell for insurers’ net-zero commitments?

The recent departure of three of Europe's largest insurers from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), part of the wider Glasgow…

Why anticipatory insurance is the next frontier for climate aid

On 9 January, UN secretary-general António Guterres and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, held a conference in Geneva looking to…

EU’s Russian oil ban: What to expect for energy markets

As the European Commission’s proposal to ban imports of Russian oil languished during May, it became clear some kind of…

Insuring the net-zero transition

On 25 May 2022, protesters amassed outside the Marriott Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut, US, to call on investors in the…