US Insurers Invested in Fossil Fuels as Climate Risks to Underwriting Mount August 8, 2023 By Isla Binnie U.S.-based insurers have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in fossil fuel-related assets which in turn contribute to the risk...
Oregon Climate Change Lawsuit Seeks $50B, Citing 2021 Heat Wave June 22, 2023 By Clark Mindock An Oregon county on Thursday sued Exxon XOM.N, Chevron CVX.N, other major oil and coal companies, and industry groups, seeking...
Democrats on Senate Budget Committee Open Investigation Into Major Insurers June 12, 2023 Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee launched an investigation on Friday into major insurers’ “support” of new fossil fuel...
Youth Lawsuit Challenging Montana’s Pro-Fossil Fuel Policies Heading to Trial May 15, 2023 By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown and Drew Costley A Montana judge said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies will proceed to...
Activist Group Calling for Immediate Halt to Insuring Fossil Fuels March 30, 2023 By Don Jergler A letter to the world’s insurance companies from a climate activist group calls on the industry to immediately stop insuring...
California Insurance Commissioner Launches Report and Site Outlining Insurer Fossil Fuel Investments April 18, 2022 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday issued a new report and webpage detailing insurer investments in fossil fuels. The...
Nearly 8-in-10 Executives Believe World Is at ‘Climate Change Tipping Point’ January 20, 2022 By Don Jergler Two-thirds of executives say their companies are “very concerned” about climate change, and 79% believe the world is at “a...
150 Years of Spills: Philadelphia Refinery Cleanup Reveals Toxic Legacy of Fossil Fuels February 16, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici and Laila Kearney Wearing blue hard hats, white hazmat suits and respirator masks, workers carted away bags of debris on a recent morning...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Kills 8.7 Million People Annually Across the Globe: Research February 10, 2021 By Eric Roston Efforts to slow the process of global warming focus on the future harms of continuing to burn fossil fuel, but...
Report Urges Insurers to Eye Impact of Climate Change on Underwriting, Investments November 21, 2019 By Don Jergler Insurers can no longer put off addressing the impact of climate change on their underwriting, pricing, and investment decisions, as...