In a case that has drawn significant attention from the insurance industry, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that Steadfast Insurance is not required to defend AES Corp., which is a defendant in Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil Corp, et al, a significant climate change case that is currently before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Lawyers are expecting that over the next few years, there will be a rise in litigation for insurance coverage cases that are connected to climate change, making this case an important one…
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United Nations conference hopes to catalyze the global insurance industry
Canada is set to host the third of seven United Nations conferences that aim to establish sustainability principles for the world’s insurance industry. The United Nation Environment Program Finance Initiative’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance, is a new initiative enacted by the U.N. to help insurance companies manage environmental risks as well as their associated social implications. Insurance officials from all over the world will be attending the conference, hoping to glean some information on how to cope with what appears to be a volatile environmental flux. The increase in natural…
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