31 October 2018 NIB health insurance disappointed customers and shareholders at its annual general meeting (AGM) today with its continued delay in finishing off the fossil fuel divestment work it began way back in 2016. In March 2016, NIB dumped coal, oil and gas company shares from its international share … Read More
Medibank, NIB & HCF divestment job half-done
Update 27 September 2018: Medibank has confirmed that it will have completed its shift to low-carbon investments for their Australian share portfolio by 30 June 2019. NIB and HCF are still to set a date. The following was received from Medibank’s CFO yesterday: “…we were pleased to achieve our commitment … Read More
NIB commits to fossil fuel divestment
1 November 2017 One of Australia’s biggest health insurers, NIB, committed to completing their divestment from fossil fuels at their annual general meeting in Sydney today, further isolating their major competitor Medibank, whose AGM is coming up on 13 November. In March 2016, NIB shifted its international share portfolio to … Read More