Lloyd’s of London CEO Neal Calls for Rethink of UN Climate Alliance Rules May 25, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes and Greg Roumeliotis A global climate alliance for insurers needs to make its membership rules less prescriptive or risk falling apart, the boss...
Anti-ESG Rhetoric in U.S. Prompts Urgent Talks as Insurers Quit Climate Coalition May 24, 2023 By Alastair Marsh The world’s biggest climate coalition for insurers is set to hold emergency talks after a wave of defections revealed the...
More Insurers Weigh Joint Strategy to Climate Change as They Assess Antitrust Risk May 5, 2023 By Alastair Marsh Insurers are being forced to rethink their approach to climate change as they assess the risk of being sued for...
Hannover Re Latest Company to Leave Net-Zero Insurance Alliance April 19, 2023 By Tom Sims and Simon Jessop German reinsurer Hannover Re on Wednesday became the third major company to leave a global climate alliance focused on reducing...
Zurich Exits Insurance Climate Alliance, Days After Munich Re April 6, 2023 By Alastair Marsh Zurich Insurance Group AG is leaving a coalition of major insurers that have committed to reach net-zero emissions, the second...
Companies That Form Global Climate Alliances Need Antitrust Guidance: Experts April 5, 2023 Global companies that form alliances to help them to tackle climate change need clear “safe harbor” guidelines from governments to...
Leading Investor Group NZAOA Toughens Stance on New Upstream Oil & Gas Projects April 3, 2023 The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) said on Wednesday [March 29] it expects members to make no new direct...
Munich Re Exits Insurance Climate Group, Citing ‘Material’ Legal Risks April 3, 2023 By Laura Malsch and Alastair Marsh Munich Re is leaving an alliance of leading insurers that have committed to reduce emissions due to what it says...
Group of Financial Services Firms Calls for G20 Governments to Detail Climate Plans November 2, 2022 By Virginia Furness A coalition of financial firms led by former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has called on G20 governments to...
Net-Zero Insurers’ Climate-Friendly Plans to Exit Coal Impeded by Antitrust Laws January 19, 2022 By Alastair Marsh A group of the world’s biggest insurers and reinsurers jointly pledging to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from their underwriting activities...