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  • How insurers can regain climate leadership

    25 October 2021

    Everyone needs to go beyond their comfort zones if the Paris Agreement goals are to be met. Peter Bosshard has four suggestions for insurers

  • Oil and gas: a soaring risk

    11 October 2021

    After coal, the oil and gas sector is lining up to be the next focus of insurer divestment. But can US insurers really afford to chop this all-American sector from their businesses? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Close remaining coal loopholes, climate activists tell Tokio Marine

    30 September 2021

    The Japanese insurer has updated its coal policy for underwriting and investment activities

  • Swiss Re strikes $10m carbon removal partnership with Climeworks

    25 August 2021

    The agreement will help Swiss Re towards its goal of reaching net-zero emissions

  • Lloyd's urged to make climate roadmap more radical

    29 July 2021

    Climate activists say action is needed on fossil fuels to deal with the climate crisis

  • Europe's insurance giants unite for Net-Zero Insurance Alliance

    12 July 2021

    Climate campaigners unite in qualified praise for net-zero coalition

  • MS&AD tightens coal policy

    28 June 2021

    It follows similar announcements by four Korean insurers

  • Scor drops support for Trans Mountain pipeline

    17 June 2021

    Climate campaigners are also planning protests and demonstrations about the issue in 25 cities

  • Tokio Marine accused of "greenwashing" despite carbon neutrality pledge

    28 May 2021

    Japanese insurer aims to be carbon neutral by 2050

  • VIG's updated coal policy is welcome but still not clear enough, say activists

    19 May 2021

    Austrian insurer will stop insuring companies without a credible exit plan