Businesses Urge U.S. Insurers to Stop Insuring, Investing in Fossil Fuel Producers September 18, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain A group of about 60 American businesses on Thursday urged their insurers to stop providing coverage to and investing in...
California Commissioner Launches Database of Green Insurance Products July 14, 2020 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Tuesday formally launched the Climate Smart Insurance Products Database, what is being touted as...
Report Calls for Regulators to Tackle ‘Systemic Risk’ from Climate Change June 4, 2020 By Don Jergler Climate change is a systemic risk with wide-ranging potential physical impacts, according to a new report that also serves as...
Activists Push Big Index Funds to Back Shareholder Votes on Climate Risk Disclosure October 9, 2019 By Ross Kerber and Tim McLaughlin The far-reaching impacts of climate change on companies have investors pressing corporate leaders for action to minimize environmental damage and...
U.S. Insurers Not Doing Enough on Sustainability, New Report Shows April 26, 2018 By Don Jergler A new report from a sustainability advocate gives two green thumbs down to the U.S. insurance industry for its inability...
Report from Sustainability Advocate Shows U.S. Insurers Lag Peers April 24, 2018 While a small group of insurance companies is taking meaningful steps to acknowledge and respond to the business risks posed...
Climate Change Advocates Galvanized by Trump Decision June 8, 2017 By Don Jergler You’d think climate change activists now living under a new reality created by a U.S. president making good on his...
Trump’s Proposed Cuts to NASA and NOAA Could Impact Forecasting, Modeling April 13, 2017 By Don Jergler Funding cuts proposed in a White House budget that has been on the table for months spook some experts who...
Swiss Re’s U.S. Solar Power Plant is One Part of Its Climate Change Commitment December 1, 2016 By Don Jergler Swiss Re’s solar power installation at its U.S. headquarters in Armonk, N.Y., a 2-megawatt facility expected to be up and...
The Hartford Goes Green for Millennials November 3, 2016 By Don Jergler If Alexandra Zepp is typical of those in a millennial generation that’s beginning to account for a larger and more...