Major US insurer stops investing in or insuring coal
Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones
California's new insurance regulator echoes Dave Jones on climate issues
California's new insurance commissioner has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor Dave Jones, by linking the state's recent forest fires to "the threat of climate change".
California survey reveals rise in insurers divesting from thermal coal
Californian insurers’ coal policies aligned with counterparts in Europe
Free climate scenario tool launched
A free-to-use online tool has been launched to help investors identify climate transitions risks in equity and fixed income portfolios over multiple future scenarios.
Will insurers keep up with the Jones?
California's Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has been threatened with US lawsuits for his efforts to act on climate-related risks. Undeterred, he hopes his work can now drive international action, he tells Michael Hurley
California conducts US insurance investment climate risk study
California's insurance commissioner Dave Jones has conducted a state-wide climate risk analysis of insurance companies' investments in fossil-fuels, making it the first US financial regulator to carry out this kind of test.
Insurance supervisors support climate risk disclosure guidance
Insurance supervisors and regulators in 16 jurisdictions have welcomed guidance on climate change risk disclosure developed by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Lawsuit threats will not deter Californian commissioner on coal divestment
Commissioner Dave Jones reveals the number of legal-action threats received since he launched a Climate Risk Carbon Initiative
Californian insurers' $521bn in fossil fuel assets revealed
Insurers operating in California have $521bn invested in fossil fuel-related securities, according to the state's insurance commissioner Dave Jones.
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