Insurers Must Be Better Prepared for Impact of Climate Change: BoE
Insurers need to plug data gaps to be better prepared for the impact of climate change on their operations and further work may be needed on how much
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Insurers need to plug data gaps to be better prepared for the impact of climate change on their operations and further work may be needed on how much
Taiwan’s banks are to undergo mandatory climate-change stress tests for the first time next year to measure the impact of a range of possible environmental catastrophes on the lenders’ assets. The tests’ content would be finalized before the end of this year, Banking Bureau Deputy Director-General Roger Lin (林志吉) said in an interview on Tuesday. The Financial Supervisory Commission plans to conduct the tests in the first half of next year with the results to be published in June. The commission has authorized Taiwan’s banking association to develop the tests, which it is to rece...
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