Insurance News
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Staying safe from climate risks makes financial sense, says new commissionThe economics of climate action is clear, and this requires the world to urgently fight climate change by investing to prepare for its accelerating impacts, experts say. -
How will you respond to the IPCC's urgent climate warning?In just 12 years, the world is set to blow its carbon budget for keeping global warming in check, a new IPCC report warned last week. How will you respond to what science is telling us?
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Post-Fukushima coal boom, Japan pumped $92bn into coal and nuclearThe country’s major banks have rolled out new policies limiting coal project financing, but a new report shows that Japanese financial institutions are still driving coal development domestically and internationally. -
Rising disaster risk but little insurance interest in Pacific islandsLimited take-up so far is linked to small island nations' reluctance to foot the bill for the effects of climate change, says insurance expert.
Insurance Opinion
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Will today’s solar panels last 25 years?– Guaranteeing solar panels over a long period presents an emerging problem for the insurance industry and those who own renewable energy resources. How can we ensure solar assets will be protected into the future? -
3 ways to fill Asia-Pacific’s social protection gap– Cash transfer programs, efficient government expenditure and capacity building are ways in which communities across Asia can receive adequate social protection and meet their basic needs. -
Singapore: (Not yet) a rising green finance hub– The finance centre of Southeast Asia has declared ambitions to become a hub for sustainable finance, but how much progress has it made? NUS' Jacqueline Tao investigates.
Videos
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Indonesian youth wins first Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize– 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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