Resilience & Sustainability

Action is the order of the day. At the country, company, and individual levels, we need to talk less and do more. 

ITL FOCUS is a monthly initiative featuring topics related to innovation in risk management and insurance.

Insurers have the best data on where losses occur and what interventions could have prevented them, so they can play a key role in improving climate resiliency.

Hurricanes used to lose most of their power before making it as far inland as western North Carolina. But Helene wreaked havoc there. Future hurricanes may, too. 

"What happens if you set a region full of technology entrepreneurs and investors on fire? They start companies."

Unprecedented surges in severe weather events highlight the need for insurance solutions to better inform and protect consumers from risks.

Facing increasingly unpredictable and destructive wildfires, insurers grapple with complex challenges in risk assessment, coverage, and claims response.

Grid-scale batteries have been the biggest missing piece for plans to switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources for our electricity. But maybe not for that much longer....