Canaries are the most familiar of “sentinel species” – animals (and plants) that can alert us to threats to human health and the environment. Those who know their mining history also know that canaries were first used in...more
7/17/2025
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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
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Securities Regulation ,
State Legislatures
SEC CLIMATE FINANCIAL RISK DISCLOSURE: RELEASE OF THE AGENCY’S REVISED REGULATION?
At some point in October 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to release the long-awaited final version of its...more
US President Joe Biden’s May 20, 2021, executive order laid out an aggressive, whole-of-government plan to address climate change risk, including a set of directives that will have a major impact on the operations of the...more
At the beginning of the year, we published a short report on the surge in year-end insurance regulatory activity concerning climate change risks (available here). January was another busy month, and we report below on...more
2/17/2021
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