Environmental

Governance failures are rewriting environmental underwriting - and gradual pollution is a blind spot

Governance failures are rewriting environmental underwriting - and gradual pollution is a blind spot

The OEP's pesticide ruling highlights how growing environmental scrutiny is reshaping underwriting, compliance assessments and long-term risk

Bryony Garlick Jul 17, 2026
Power insurers are pricing grid risk on yesterday's data

Power insurers are pricing grid risk on yesterday's data

UK power generators face growing emergency exposure as insurers eye connected cover

Insuring nuclear fusion: why waiting for loss data is not an option

Insuring nuclear fusion: why waiting for loss data is not an option

How do you underwrite a technology with no loss data, no commercial precedent and no ready-made coverage map?

Lloyd's market warns 1.5°C pathway has narrowed further

Lloyd's market warns 1.5°C pathway has narrowed further

Paul Davenport, of the Lloyd's Market Association, explains why insurers face a tougher, more disorderly climate transition than expected

Renewable energy buyers hold the cards as insurer appetite hits highs

Renewable energy buyers hold the cards as insurer appetite hits highs

Rates are falling and BESS is booming, but systemic risks are raising the bar for renewable energy underwriting

No two risks alike as forestry insurance grows more complex

No two risks alike as forestry insurance grows more complex

As climate risk intensifies, better data is not enough to capture forestry's shifting and highly localised exposures

HDI maps climate risk to Acapulco as insurability comes into focus

HDI maps climate risk to Acapulco as insurability comes into focus

Acapulco is being used as a test case for how rising seas, erosion and stronger hurricanes could threaten insurability of coastal hubs

Crawford warns on pollution and liability risks as Gulf conflict intensifies

Crawford warns on pollution and liability risks as Gulf conflict intensifies

New technical bulletins highlight how escalating incidents around the Strait of Hormuz are driving up environmental exposures

Talanx commits €100 million to Cologne’s green transport overhaul

Talanx commits €100 million to Cologne’s green transport overhaul

Deal supports city's shift to cleaner, smarter public transport and includes a new depot for light rail vehicles and charging infrastructure

IB TALK

How commercial property risks are changing in the UK

AXA's Matt Briggs discusses the emerging risks reshaping commercial property insurance, from lithium-ion batteries and net zero retrofits to climate change and what underwriters look for in a well-managed risk

Has construction insurance moved from paying claims to preventing them?

Prevention, collaboration and changing expectations are reshaping construction insurance. AXA's Andrew Hogg shares where the market is heading

Inside the rise of drone insurance

Coverdrone's Phil Heath and Richard Webb discuss the growth of drone insurance and what it reveals about insuring emerging technologies.

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