First US insurer commits to limit underwriting of oil and gas projects
The first US insurance firm has committed to limit its underwriting of oil and gas extraction projects. Chubb, one of the world's largest insurers, has announced a new suite of…
Climate campaigners demand insurance firms refuse to back the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Campaigners from the #StopEACOP campaign took their fight to the London Market Conference this week. The conference, hosted by Insurance Insider, saw insurance companies from the UK and across the…
Group of mums protest at England-India cricket match
A group of mothers staged a protest at Lord's cricket ground yesterday. The campaigns unfurled a 9-metre wide banner reading "Bruce: Fossil Fuels are just not cricket" during a women's…
Third largest German insurance firm rules out insuring East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Germany's third largest insurer, Talanx, has confirmed that it will not reinsure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). Talanx joins 11 other firms including four of the world’s biggest…
First Asian insurer rules out insuring coal companies
A day after its Annual General Meeting one of the top three Japanese non-life insurers became the first Asian insurer to rule out insurance and investment in coal companies. The…
Dancing mother protest urges Lloyds of London to stop underwriting fossil fuels
A group of mothers staged a mass dancing protest outside insurance market Lloyd's of London headquarters today. The campaigners have been urging the insurance market "stop jeopardising children's futures", and…
‘Stop insuring fossil fuels’ – Extinction Rebellion blockade Lloyds of London HQ
Over 60 Extinction Rebellion activists have blocked the entrances of Lloyd's of London's headquarters, preventing staff from entering the building. Campaigners say they are seeking to close the London based…
Climate activists demand end to oil and gas insurance in advance of Zurich Group’s AGM
The day before Zurich’s Annual General Meeting, Swiss campaign group Campax has denounced Zurich Insurance's climate policy with a stunt with a floating banner. The banner - which reads 'stop…
Taking on insurance is key to the battle against coal
In that final plenary session at COP26 in Glasgow, the weaknesses of international climate summits were laid to bare. A simple word change from a “phase out” to a “phase…
Lloyd’s of London told to ditch coal and tar sands
Campaign group Insure Our Future today staged a protest outside insurance market Lloyd's of London, demanding the market "wash its hands" of coal and tar sands. The protest saw campaigners…