Texas Legislature Takes Aim at the Use of ESG-Related Factors by Insurance Companies August 8, 2023 By Heather Palmer, Andrew Holland and Evan Grosch Insurance companies are increasingly incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their underwriting processes when they examine risk. However,...
Industry Trades Rail Against Federal Climate Disclosure Bill August 1, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Federal legislation introduced last week that would require insurance companies with more than $100 million in annual premiums to disclose...
Green Groups Sue Biden Admin Over Approval of Alaska Willow Oil Project March 15, 2023 By Timothy Gardner Six environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday over the Biden administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project...
U.S. Lawmakers Push Insurers to Stop Underwriting Fossil Fuels April 27, 2022 By Josh Saul and Max Reyes A group of Democratic lawmakers, mostly members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have asked some of the nation’s biggest insurance...