Insurers continue to consider the environment and climate in their policies, although the number of such policies is not rising fast enough, according to a new report from Ceres.
In developing its report,on climate-focused insurance, "From Risk to Opportunity: Insurer Responses to Climate Change," (PDF) Ceres pored over 643 climate-related activities from 244 insurers, reinsurers, brokers and insurance organizations.
By "activities," Ceres refers to efforts toward:
The climate-related activities surveyed were from companies operating in 29 countries, yet 37 percent of all the activities were proffered by U.S. companies.
European insurance providers have deep understanding of climate as it relates to insurance. According to the report, 47 percent of such activities originate in Europe.
After accounting for the U.S. and Europe, that leaves the rest of the world generating just 16 percent of climate-related insurance activities.