Appendix 5
Examples of climate risk factors
Transition
Physical 
Reputational risks
•	 Reputational risks associated with CSR disclosures.
Strategic risks
•	 Strategies, such as climate change management, that are not implemented effectively, consistently or in a timely manner, 
thereby compromising the achievement of Groupe Promutuel’s strategic objectives.
Financial risks
•	 Increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events leading to higher claims costs and impacts on 
reinsurance needs.
•	 Changes in seasonality or an increase in claims affecting liquidity.
•	 Decline in asset valuations in sectors vulnerable to transition risks.
•	 Lower returns on investments linked to sectors exposed to physical risks.
•	 Increase in the frequency and severity of claims and extreme weather events affecting the different lines of business.
•	 Increase in claims costs.
•	 Adoption of new insurable technologies related to climate change adaptation (impact on underwriting, pricing, operating 
costs, and the supply chain).
•	 Changes in market demand and the behaviour of insured members.
•	 Greater uncertainty in risk models.
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