Environment

Ben Carr looks at the impact of climate-related risks on financial firms, and how their approaches are likely to evolve

Cryptocurrency could potentially outgrow its use as a payment mechanism and replace established methodsfor borrowing capital, says Ian Collier

As environmental risks become an everyday threat to the market, there could be huge value in contributed claims data and new mapping technology, says Richard Toomey

The European Commission's climate-reporting guidelines encourage good risk management, but need fleshing out to address comparability and uncertainty, argues Typhaine Beaupérin

Mark Cornelius looks at regulator warnings about the financial risks from climate change

Gary Davis explains how integrated Earth observation, using new data and technological tools, could help actuaries to tackle climate risks

Where is catastrophe modelling going in the age of machine learning, constant data collection and the cloud? Shane Latchman investigates

Dr Roman Hohl discusses the key achievements and challenges of the fast-growing agricultural reinsurance industry

Lawrence Habahbeh looks at climate change from a traded risk perspective

Global oil and gas firms are not disclosing enough information for investors to weigh up how growing concerns about climate change might affect that company's future production and long-term viability, Carbon Tracker has said.