26 July 2019 In response to Market Forces lodging a shareholder resolution, Suncorp has revealed it is exiting the thermal coal sector, meaning there are now no Australian insurers willing to underwrite new thermal coal mines and power stations. A Suncorp spokesman...
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Media release: Suncorp shareholders demand phase out of fossil fuel exposure
Thursday, 25 July 2019 Market Forces has lodged a shareholder resolution on behalf of over 100 Suncorp shareholders, calling on the insurer to set targets to reduce its investment and underwriting exposure to coal, oil and gas in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal...
Adani still vulnerable on insurance for its Carmichael mine and railway
28 June 2019 See which companies are Adani's catastrophic Carmichael coal project Like the stampede that saw almost 40 major banks turn their backs on Adani’s Carmichael coal mine and rail project (eventually forcing Adani to pledge it will “self-fund”), major...
QBE’s unanswered questions
11 June 2019 It’s not often that an annual general meeting (AGM) can be described as compelling. QBE’s AGM held on 9 May, however, delivered the goods with several questions from the floor resulting in extraordinary exchanges between shareholders and the chairman...
Suncorp: The last major Australian insurer supporting new coal
11 April, 2019 One of Australia’s biggest insurance companies has ended up being the last major insurer still open to providing insurance to (underwriting) new thermal coal projects. Suncorp, which owns brands AAMI, GIO, APIA and Just Car, was put into this...
QBE‘s climate credibility up in smoke
25 February 2019 QBE’s 2018 annual report, released today, disappointingly reveals the insurer will be doing absolutely nothing about its support for dirty fossil fuels for at least two more years - shredding any credibility the company had left when it comes to...
QBE targeted over fossil fuel support as Australia burns
4 February 2019 As Australians suffer under record-breaking extreme temperatures, bushfires and floods, Market Forces has launched an outdoor advertising campaign demanding Australia’s major global insurance company end its support for the fossil fuel companies...
Ten insurance companies rule out covering Adani’s Carmichael project!
Media Release: World’s biggest insurers will not cover Adani Group’s Carmichael coal mine
Campaigners call on laggards to back UN climate targets andrefuse support for disastrous project Thursday 20 December 2018, 0001 Hours Central European Time Ten of the world’s foremost insurance companies will not provide support to develop the controversial...
QBE staff get donuts as QBE scores donuts on climate action scorecard
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ]Tuesday 4 December 2018 This morning staff arriving at global insurance company QBE’s head office in Sydney were offered free donuts by Market Forces volunteers. The...