International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019)
Reporting Period: 2019
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Financial Stability
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Lack of understanding about the uncertain process of climate change and its nonlinear effects.
- Lack of a globally consistent framework for measuring climate risk-related financial information.
- Data limitations and methodological challenges in assessing climate-related risks.
Mitigation Strategies
- Developed a methodology for deriving climate risk exposures, using CPRS and ND-GAIN indices.
- Conducted a scenario analysis using NGFS scenarios to assess potential impact on insurance sector.
- Collected quantitative and qualitative data from 32 IAIS members covering 75% of the global insurance market.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Increased damage and losses from physical phenomena associated with climate-related trends and events
Transition Risks
- Disruptions and shifts associated with the transition to a low-carbon economy
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: TCFD