#insurance News

CSOs outlook 2024
Asia’s sustainability heads foresee some relief from reporting burdens this year, but articulating the financial value of social, biodiversity and climate-related impacts, engaging suppliers and staying ahead of regulations will keep them busy.
Ping Ping Tan and El Lynn Yeoh, Prudential
It is aiming to be a net-zero asset owner by 2050 and for all of its managers to have sustainability-linked KPIs by 2026.
Veronica Scotti of Swiss Re
To support Southeast Asia's efforts to retire its young coal fleets, there must be "explicit conversations" about the conditions needed for energy transition projects to come to market, the chairperson of the global reinsurance giant's public sector engagement arm told Eco-Business.
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The risk of emissions leaking from carbon storage and nature-related projects has held investors back from carbon markets, fuelling an increase in new insurance offerings.
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#insurance Opinion

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What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia's agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse?
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COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities presents an obstacle to a stronger action.
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It could be more effective as a strategy, as compared to divestment. Southeast Asia is already feeling the effects of climate change and needs strategic and effective action by investors.
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Covid-19 is forcing cities around the world to face the reality that they're ill-prepared for emergencies. It’s time to reinvent the modern urban center with an eye toward fully equipped health systems and state-of-the-art digital infrastructure that incorporates unanticipated risks.
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#insurance Videos

Gamal Albinsaid
24-year-old Indonesian doctor Gamal Albinsaid's Garbage Clinical Insurance is helping Indonesians get their medical health cover through selling household waste. Watch his story here.
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#insurance Podcasts

EB Podcast climate insurance
Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.
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