In December, delegations from 192 countries will hold two weeks of talks in Copenhagen aimed at establishing a new global treaty on climate change. Six months after the publication of its third major report on climate change and insurance, ‘Coping with Climate Change: Risks and opportunities...

Climate change is likely to have significant impacts on the agricultural sector to which farmers will have to adapt. While agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, it is also a source of carbon storage in soils. This report examines the economic and policy issues...

Open Road strongly endorses the move towards professionalism being led by CII. This is essential both in the public interest, and in the interests of CII members and the insurance and financial services industry generally. In summary the recommendations fall into six principal areas.[...]