ESG
ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance.
Climate activists target Marsh’s Manchester office
Climate protesters entered the lobby of Marsh’s Manchester office on Wednesday (8 January) calling on the firm to reject fossil fuel projects and become “climate heroes”.
Insurers Review of the Year 2024
Insurers share their highlights of 2024 and hopes for more economic stability, less regulatory tinkering and fewer storms in 2025.
Big Interview: Neil Gibson, Sedgwick
Neil Gibson, CEO of Sedgwick UK, reflects on his first year in the top job and shares his plans to grow Sedgwick in the UK by winning the sector’s war for talent and focussing on customer service outcomes.
Diary of an Insurer: Admiral’s Danielle Jones
Danielle Jones, social purpose leader at Admiral, is adding to the social impact team, takes part in a terrarium-making session and is inspired by Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams show.
Lloyd’s ranks last in fossil fuel policy strength
Lloyd’s of London was the lowest ranked for relative strength of fossil fuel policies out of 30 insurers and reinsurers assessed in Insure Our Future’s latest scorecard.
How to build a sustainable insurance brokerage
Networking is key to establishing a sustainable insurance brokerage in specialist sectors, according to Jo Sykes, divisional director – broker at Markel.
Green Insurer CEO wants brokers to follow its path to carbon neutrality
Environmentally friendly motor broker The Green Insurer has achieved a carbon neutral certification through Carbon Neutral Britain.
Property payouts hit £4bn; RSA's latest launch; Konsileo's £8m fundraise
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance CEOs most confident of net zero ability
Insurance CEOs were the most confident about meeting net zero targets by 2030 among the sectors surveyed by KMPG in its 2024 outlook.
Beale urges insurance to prioritise climate action
Dame Inga Beale has said decarbonisation has to become a priority for the insurance industry.
UN insurance head highlights transition plan shortage
Butch Bacani, head of insurance for the United Nations Environment Programme, has said there are currently not enough underwriting transition plans in the insurance industry.
UN forum finds ‘major gap’ in industry underwriting transition plans
The United Nations Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero has identified a “major gap” in the transition plans for insurance underwriting portfolios.
How insurers are assisting with the energy transition
How insurers are enabling a “less volatile” transition away from fossil fuels is the focus of the second of two special Insurance Post Podcasts, to coincide with the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP29.
Insurers shift to being net zero accelerators
How insurers are helping companies decarbonise sooner rather than later is examined in the first of two special Insurance Post Podcasts, to coincide with the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP29.
Greenwashing risks and the path to real progress
As the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP29, begins Damisola Sulaiman explores the unique greenwashing risks the insurance industry faces, how those risks can be mitigated and the challenges faced in proving sustainability…
Green hushing: Why insurer silence isn’t golden
Louise Findlay-Wilson, managing director of financial services PR specialists Energy PR, discusses green hushing and its ramifications for the insurance industry.
Pace of general insurers’ race to net zero revealed
As the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as Cop 29, begins in Baku, Azerbaijan, Insurance Post’s Emma Ann Hughes analyses the pace of providers racing to become net zero heroes.
Is carbon insurance the biggest opportunity in decades?
With carbon insurance tipped to become a billion-dollar market by 2030 as demand for risk transfer in the carbon credit supply chain grows, Harry Curtis looks at the risks involved and the first movers in the nascent market.
Esure claims head tells insurers to ‘set the tone’ for supply chain ESG
Esure chief claims officer Anton Ossip has called for insurers to “set the tone” for suppliers trying to improve their environmental, social, and governance credentials.
More climate protestors arrested after climbing Walkie Talkie
Three Extinction Rebellion protestors climbed the Walkie Talkie building yesterday (30 October) as part of the Insure Our Survival week of action.
Six Extinction Rebellion protestors arrested for defacing WTW building
Six Extinction Rebellion protestors were arrested yesterday (29 October) after defacing the WTW building at 51 Lime Street.