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  • Insurers of US natural gas terminals accused of perpetuating "environmental racism"

    21 February 2024

    Some 35 insurers are revealed to be underwriting LNG terminals in the US Gulf Coast

  • Climate campaigners to target Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous as activism heats up

    25 May 2023

    Insure Our Future explains which insurers the campaign group will focus on

  • Chubb's shareholder resolution on emissions targets gets 30% support

    19 May 2023

    Around 17% of shareholders also supported a proposal to increase scrutiny of human rights in underwriting

  • Insurers go back to basics in biodiversity underwriting push

    17 May 2022

    The loss of biodiversity has been identified as one of the world's most severe risks, but insurers are only just beginning to get to grips with it. Paul Walsh reports

  • The Hartford to restrict coal and tar sands business

    23 December 2019

    Becomes 19th insurer globally to announce a coal investment and underwriting policy

  • Liberty Mutual announces coal ban and first sustainability officer

    16 December 2019

    Comes after sustained pressure from US lobby groups on insurer's coal policy

  • Axis Capital limits coal underwriting and investment

    16 October 2019

    The policy forms part of the re/insurer’s broader corporate citizenship programme