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Energy underwriting is changing to reflect society’s transition to a cleaner future International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) Global premiums relating to the Offshore Energy sector continued to grow following the oil price slump of some years ago. Premiums in 2023 were reported as USD 4.6 billion representing a 4.6% increase on the previous year. This was largely on the back of the oil price having stabilised at a relatively healthy level which was driving renewed offshore activity. Although claims from reactivation had been largely benign, 2023 witnessed an increase in losses which was impacting on overall loss ratios which were beginning to underperform when compared with the years 2020-2022. In general, the role of the offshore energy underwriter was changing to mirror how clients were decarbonising. Melanie Raven, Chair of IUMI’s Offshore Energy Committee explained: “Offshore oil & gas is extremely important and will continue to be so for many years to come. Society needs energy companies to continue to invest in fossil fuels to enable more efficient and less carbon intensive extraction. This will allow a more effective and manageable transition to renewable energy sources. Recently, the IEA reported a USD 3 trillion global energy investment with two-thirds of this going to clean energy technologies. This demonstrates how fast these companies are moving towards a cleaner future and gives a call-to-action for energy underwriters to follow suit. Forward looking energy insurers are already reinforcing their long-term partnerships with their clients to fully understand the new and innovative activities underway or in the pipeline. It is not always easy for underwriters to fully understand these imaginative and not-seen-before projects and many will need to adapt the way they currently operate. Underwriters cover risk based on historical data but this simply doesn’t exist for these new projects and technologies. Underwriters will need to work hard to establish deep and trusting partnerships with their assureds so that new and relevant insurance products can be created. Similarly, we will also need to encourage the support of our capital providers. As projects get underway, I’m sure we will see a continued, if not enhanced, need for on-site surveyors to be insurers’ eyes and ears, reporting on progress and what is likely to be a developing risk profile.” Melanie Raven also commented on internal reorganisation within many insurance companies encouraging their energy underwriters to become “hybrid”. Underwriters have tended to specialise in upstream, downstream or power but many were now re-skilling to understand traditional fossil fuel activities as well as renewables. This was to mirror their clients’ activities allowing them to offer a more comprehensive and combined offer. https://lnkd.in/er3gK4yi

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 ‘𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱’ 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 $𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 Insurers will need to find at least $10trn cover in financing the transition to net zero, putting ‘unprecedented structural pressures’ on the sector, according to a new report. Energy, road transport and building sectors will all require more global capacity as they transform to meet a green-friendly world, the Financial Times reports. The report, from Howden and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), also highlights the need for insurance cover to meet renewable energy projects in solar and wind. Howden Climate team CEO Rowan Douglas labelled the report ‘a wake-up call’ for the sector. He said: “We are going to have to be having this energy transition globally, at pace and scale, all the same time.” The transformation will create a huge underwriting challenge for insurers. A lack of historic data will mean insurers potentially shying away from the certain risks. “The new energy technologies are pressing the envelope in terms of innovation, and therefore riskiness, and [so] are harder to underwrite,” Douglas said. “If there is going to be a shortage of capacity, it is likely that capacity will flow to areas that are more understood and more profitable.” The pace at which the global economy is moving to clean energy triggered requests from carriers to update AdvantageGo’s Exact exposure and portfolio management application. Exact for Renewables is our answer: a dedicated ‘out of the box’ renewables data model, designed to enable the recording of onshore and offshore wind farms, solar farms, wave and tidal plants, substations or any other structure or property related to a renewables policy. Clients can quickly and accurately populate their schedule data of insured items, through manual or automated lookups against industry databases.

Today’s clean energy buyers have many considerations in responsibly sourcing electric energy and environmental attributes from new wind and solar energy projects for their organizations. Trio’s Evan Dell'Olio explores the complexities facing clean energy buyers, emphasizing the need to assess project risks and understand insurance requirements. It is crucial for buyers to be informed and proactive in navigating these challenges during procurement. ➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/3VEGE77 #CleanEnergy #EnergySupplyAdvisory #EnergyProcurement #RenewableEnergy #Insurance

New research from Howden and Boston Consulting Group has found that at least $10 trillion of insurance coverage will be needed to reach net zero, including cover for huge infrastructure projects such as offshore wind, solar farms, and the insulation of existing housing stock. While demand for energy transition-related coverage is high (and increasing), the protection gap still remains. It's imperative that the insurance industry invests in novel solutions that promote and increase the adoption of energy transition technologies, and increases investment in R&D that expands affordability and accessibility. #InnSure #insurance #insuranceindustry #insurancesolutions #netzero #energytransition #protectiongap #researchanddevelopment

🚨 Breaking news: Our New Energy Risk team, along with leading insurer Westfield Specialty (International), just announced the launch of a new Lloyd’s lineslip focused on providing tech performance insurance and other innovative insurance products to the energy transition space. 📣 Here's what Lloyd's Chief Underwriting Officer Rachel Turk had to say about it: "Insurance has a vital role to play in creating the environment in which new lower carbon technologies can reach scale and commercial viability and we are very supportive of thoughtful and disciplined underwriting that supports the goals of the global energy transition. We are delighted to see the allocation of risk capital to businesses focusing on the transition to renewable energy..." Read the full release: https://lnkd.in/g_JDC9Fw #insurance #climatechange #greenenergy #energytransition #specialty #renewables #tech

First reported by Bloomberg, Zurich Insurance has announced that it will no longer underwrite new oil or gas projects, as these investments fail to align with the insurer’s net zero by 2050 ambitions. Last year, Zurich Insurance’s involvement with oil or gas projects generated $2.1bn in premiums – this equated to 7% of the insurer’s total commercial premiums. Projects included the fossil fuel infrastructure spanning North Sea drilling to US natural gas terminals. Sierra Signorelli https://lnkd.in/dhY4WfbQ

Zurich Insurance Group AG will no longer underwrite new oil and gas projects, and is cracking down on clients planning to expand in #metallurgical coal mining. The restrictions also entail asking the highest-emitting corporate customers to reduce their carbon footprints, the company told Bloomberg. Further details of the policy will be included in the insurer’s #climate-transition plan, which will be announced later this year. Sierra Signorelli, Chief Executive of Commercial Insurance at Zurich, said the decision reflects the #disconnect between such activities and the insurer’s overall goal of achieving #netzero emissions by 2050. “Further exploration and development of #fossilfuels isn’t required for the transition,” she said in an interview. “We think it’s the right time to evolve our position and clients should expect to be asked to #demonstrate “meaningful investment” toward net zero goals, “not just a PowerPoint presentation.” The move represents a meaningful #policy shift for a company that currently insures fossil-fuel infrastructure spanning North Sea drilling to US natural gas terminals. #Exposure to such clients generated about $2.1 billion in premiums for Zurich last year, including its alternative energy business. That’s equivalent to 7% of the insurer’s total commercial premiums. #Insurance #Reinsurance #Environment #Sustainability #ESGDrive #Technology https://lnkd.in/eVTFDixZ

The upstream energy insurance market is experiencing a softening trend, with improving terms on property insurance renewals in most subsectors of upstream energy, according to Gallagher. The midstream market has seen a tightening of policy terms and conditions, while the downstream market is softening with increased capacity. More 👉https://ow.ly/MVQX50TzVaT Gallagher #EnergyInsurance

The upstream energy insurance market is experiencing a softening trend, with improving terms on property insurance renewals in most subsectors of upstream energy, according to Gallagher. The midstream market has seen a tightening of policy terms and conditions, while the downstream market is softening with increased capacity. More 👉https://ow.ly/MVQX50TzVaT Gallagher #EnergyInsurance

The upstream energy insurance market is experiencing a softening trend, with improving terms on property insurance renewals in most subsectors of upstream energy, according to Gallagher. The midstream market has seen a tightening of policy terms and conditions, while the downstream market is softening with increased capacity. More 👉https://ow.ly/MVQX50TzVaT Gallagher #EnergyInsurance