UN Says U.S. Concerns Have Led to Insurers Quitting Climate Alliance May 24, 2023 The United Nations Environment Programme on Wednesday said “recent discussions within the United States” had been behind four insurance firms...
Swiss Re Becomes Fourth Insurer to Leave Net Zero Group May 23, 2023 By Alastair Marsh Swiss Re is quitting the world’s main climate alliance for insurers, joining a growing exodus from the coalition of some...
Insurers Latest Target of U.S. AGs ESG Antitrust Concerns May 22, 2023 By Denise Johnson Insurers and reinsurers who are members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), received a letter from 23 attorneys general raising...
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...
Burn the Client or Burn the Carbon? Insurer AXA Grapples With Clean Energy Transition. March 17, 2022 By Alastair Marsh The glass tower in Paris where AXA SA, one of the world’s largest insurers, has its temporary headquarters looks as...