The climate change landscape for insurers has changed dramatically this past month. There are multiple developments insurers should keep in mind – and not just the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent adoption...more
3/18/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
New Rules ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
State Legislatures
On April 27, members from McDermott’s ESG, Impact & Sustainability Group, including Counsel David Cifrino and Partners Thomas Dawson, Carl Fleming and Jacob Hollinger, hosted a webinar on risks, opportunities and disclosures...more
If anyone believed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) release of proposed climate change-related disclosure requirements last month might have been an isolated matter, of immediate importance only to the...more
After a variety of promises concerning climate change-related regulatory development activity last year, forward movement has been relatively slow. The leading exception has been the New York Department of Financial Services...more
4/1/2022
/ Attestation Requirements ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Insurance Industry ,
Materiality ,
NAIC ,
NYDFS ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Legislatures
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recently proposed landmark climate-related disclosure rules draw attention to a broad scientific consensus that to avert catastrophic consequences from climate change, the...more
3/29/2022
/ Business Opportunities ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investors ,
Net Zero ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Webinars