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How the Insurance Industry Can Push Us to Prepare for Climate Change

Harvard Business Review

If it’s expensive to insure a house on the coast, individuals will have an incentive to live elsewhere. If insurers offer a discount for climate-proofing homes, homeowners will likewise have an incentive to make that investment. Low-risk customers will seek insurers that recognize their risk levels and lower their premiums.

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Pay People to Avoid Risky Behavior

Harvard Business Review

Nobody wants to wind up like Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, whose cherished legacy has been pickled by what Dimon himself called "egregious mistakes" by an obscure group of bond traders at the firm. I came across the Safeway story while conducting a recent research program on best practices in enterprise risk management.

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Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green

Harvard Business Review

Examples of governance performance include management of the legal and regulatory environment, systemic risk management, and managing conflicts. environmental, social, and governance — or ESG) performance. environmental, social, and governance — or ESG) performance.

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Ratings Agencies Are the Darnedest Things

Harvard Business Review

In olden times, the bond raters at S&P and Moody's were financial advice providers, sort of like Morningstar is today. That doesn't mean they were infallible, but it was pretty clear what they were up to and what their incentives were. The United States and Moody's Bond Rating Service." But what job is that, exactly?