Sustainable Insurer: June 2024 Edition

Welcome to the June edition of Sustainable Insurer, your latest monthly digest of all the major developments in the industry’s efforts to build a more sustainable future.

In this month’s edition we hear from Aon’s Susan Swails and Euan Nicolson to find out the rationale behind the recent launch of a bespoke product which covers the risk of reservoir integrity in carbon capture and storage projects.

We also met with Marsh’s David Kinzel to discuss the unlikely contribution of structured and credit default insurance in renewable energy project development.

A new report from Axis has called for governments across the world to work with insurers to create backstop mechanisms to ensure the continued growth of renewable energy capacity. We examine the report’s findings in more detail.

We also speak to Wendy Wilder, UK division executive director of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, on the role the industry can play in helping foster social mobility.

In this month’s viewpoint, Microinsurance Network chair Lorenzo Chan calls on the insurance industry to do more to close the protection gap.

We also provide our regular tracker of all the recent sustainability announcements across the industry.

And the cover story of this month’s PDF edition features the work of artist Chris Levine, who used the Convex Seascape Survey as inspiration for a new immersive light and sound installation…

Visit sustainable-insurer.com for regular updates as the industry continues its drive for a more sustainable future.