Fossil Fuel Insurers – Ongoing
Why?
Insurance companies are risk averse organisations who hold the key to new fossil fuel projects. No insurance means no new fossil fuel projects, so putting the pressure on these companies to rule out new projects could stop them in their tracks.
What?
November 2023 we delivered letters to insurance offices around town, asking them to rule out new fossil fuels.
In February/March 2024, XR UK led a coalition of other groups under the Insure Our Future banner. In Birmingham, we held a large march, visiting and shutting the offices of numerous insurers in the city. Check out the video here.
In May 2024, we brought people to offices across the city with banners and drums, forcing offices to close.
We’ll be back as part of a week of Insure Our Survival actions across the UK.
What Next?
We have already had successes in this campaign, with Zurich ruling out new fossil fuel projects and Probitas refusing to work with Rosebank Oilfield in Scotland and the (now-cancelled) West Cumbria Coal Mine.
We’ll be back in November as part of a week of Insure Our Survival actions across the UK and will continue to keep the heat on insurers who don’t hear the message. Insure Our Future!