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Ageas CEO praises the UN's FIT net zero insurance forum
09 July 2024Hans De Cuyper said the Belgian insurer will "definitely study" whether to join the forum
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Insurers get FIT after ditching the NZIA
25 April 2024From the ashes of the NZIA, a new Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) has emerged, promising to lead the industry's climate agenda. FIT chair Butch Bacani talks to Joshua Geer about the forum's mission and objectives
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With a watered-down NZIA, where do insurers' climate commitments stand?
16 August 2023After six of the eight founding members left the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, Joshua Geer investigates if their ambitions stand
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Allianz departed NZIA to protect shareholders, says CEO
10 August 2023Giulio Terzariol says climate objectives can be achieved without threat to fiduciary duty
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NZIA ditches all emissions targets for insurers
06 July 2023The alliance's target setting protocol will now act as a voluntary best practice guide
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Aviva chief Amanda Blanc blames "political crossfire" for NZIA exodus
05 July 2023She also called on insurers to double down on climate transition plans
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Axa sets decarbonisation targets for P&C portfolios
29 June 2023Move comes despite withdrawal from Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
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Swiss Re exits Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
22 May 2023Fourth major re/insurer to quit the coalition aimed at reducing underwriting emissions
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US state attorneys general warn NZIA members over legality concerns
19 May 2023The attorneys general said commitments have led to negative effects in various US states
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Climate alliances crumbled by anti-woke politics
01 May 2023The unravelling of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance owes a lot to right-wing US politics, where ESG and climate action is seen as a threat to business, as Sarfraz Thind discovers