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Mike Kreidler: Attacks on the insurance industry for ESG policies are disappointing
03 January 2024Mike Kreidler, insurance commissioner for Washington state, talks about the impact of extreme weather events and new transparency rules in the state
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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
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NAIC to issue redesigned climate survey as it defends progress
12 November 2021The US is pushing its insurers to match the efforts of European peers
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Mandatory climate reporting to become the norm, says Kreidler
10 November 2021US climate disclosure survey is argued to be ahead of "more progressive nations"
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Oil and gas: a soaring risk
11 October 2021After 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
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California and Washington push for TCFD climate reporting for US
09 June 2021Insurance associations remain lukewarm on "resource intensive" standard
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US flood insurance has been "an abject failure"
04 March 2021Insurance state commissioners debate need for nationwide climate change policies
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Over half of US insurers lack climate change policy
26 November 2020Survey shows consistent gaps in climate change work by US insurance industry
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COMMENT: How US insurers can make America green again
08 October 2020Ronan McCaughey calls on US insurers to show more leadership on climate change risk
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Equality in insurance: what actions beyond the words?
10 August 2020The US insurance sector was quick to state its support for black lives after George Floyd's death resonated across communities worldwide. It has a questionable history of action on racial inequality, but are things about to change? Sarfraz Thind reports
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