Insurance industry briefs
Each brief explores important and topical aspects of climate change that have particular implications and consequences for the insurance industry, drawing on the latest research from the Munich Re Programme| and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy. The content of the briefs is intended to be of interest to a wide range of professionals within the insurance industry, as well as policy-makers and regulators.
The briefs are listed below and available for download.
May 2010
Aiming For a 2°C Goal: what does it mean for the insurance industry?
Nicola Ranger and Robert Ward
This brief explores the importance of adaptation to the impacts of climate change, particularly in managing near-term changes in risk that cannot be avoided through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The brief also considers the role that the insurance industry can play in adaptation.
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