Topic: Risks

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Hiscox chief says rising insurance prices a ‘stark signal’ on building risks

  2024-08-21 (or before) in Financial Times

  Tagged under: Insurance | Risks

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Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 7

  2024-07-24 (or before) in ehp.niehs.nih.gov

Background: Environmental contamination by fluorinated chemicals, in particular chemicals from the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class, has raised concerns around the globe because of documented adverse impacts on human health, wildlife, and ecosystem quality. Recent studies have indicated that pesticide products may contain a variety of chemicals that meet the PFAS definition, including the active pesticide ingredients themselves. Given that pesticides are some of the most widely distributed pollutants across the world, the legacy impacts of PFAS addition into pesticide products could be widespread and have wide-ra...

  Tagged under: Wildlife | Water Resources | Health | Plastic | Food Production and Consumption | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Agriculture | Risks | Pesticides

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UK must 'war game' future food security risks - ARU

  2024-07-15 (or before) in University courses at ARU | Anglia Ruskin University - ARU

Professor Aled Jones’ recommendations are adopted by Committee of MPs

  Tagged under: UK | Food Production and Consumption | Famine and Food Insecurity | Risks

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US Home Insurance Priced Too Low for Climate Risks: Swiss Re Chair - Bloomberg

  2024-07-01 in Bloomberg

Jacques de Vaucleroy said despite recent increases, premiums will have to climb further to encourage risk aversion.

  Tagged under: Insurance | Risks

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SONAR 2024: New emerging risk insights | Swiss Re

  2024-06-15 (or before) in Swiss Re

Explore SONAR 2024's new emerging risk insights on emerging risks shaped by global dynamics, fostering a proactive approach to tomorrow's challenges.

  Tagged under: Insurance | Risks

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Finance, climate-change and radical uncertainty: Towards a precautionary approach to financial policy

  2024-06-11 (or before) in ScienceDirect.com

Climate-related financial risks (CRFR) are now recognised by central banks and supervisors as material to their financial stability mandates. But whil…

  Tagged under: Risks | Climate Change | Finance

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