Insurers are meeting company officials to examine diversity practices before renewing or signing new so-called D&O policies to cover lawsuits against directors and officers, insurers and brokers said.

Before pricing coverage, insurers want details about top-level succession planning and how companies recruit, they said.

Shell faces Dutch court as climate change activists demand end to emissions

Dec 1, 2020

Environmental activists are demanding that Shell cuts its greenhouse gas emissions almost in half by 2030 and to zero by 2050 – which would effectively force the Anglo-Dutch firm to quickly move away from oil and gas and direct its investment to sustainable sources of energy

Fitch maintains a stable rating outlook for Chinese non-life insurance sector

Dec 1, 2020

“We expect the non-motor business to continue to report faster growth dynamics than the motor insurance class. Implementation of comprehensive motor insurance reform is likely to impair smaller insurers’ ability to boost profitability, while scale advantage will enable the large peers to sustain profitable underwriting results,” said Fitch in a rating note.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon skyrockets to 12-year high under Bolsonaro

Dec 1, 2020

While environmentalists blamed the government for the rise, federal officials hailed the figures as a sign of progress in fighting deforestation, as the increase was far lower than the 34% increase recorded in 2019.

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