INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS! Your colleagues tell us – and their bosses – they are sick of insuring fossil fuels. Here’s your chance to say what your business is up to, how you feel about it, and what you want to change. Contact our confidential Insurance Climate Hero Hotline for support, advice and a listening ear: insureoursurvival@extinctionrebellion.uk
Why Insure Our Survival
There is a weak spot in the Fossil Fuel Death Star!
Insure Our Survival focuses on the Achilles heel of the criminal fossil fuel industry setting our planet on fire: their insurers.
No insurance = no drilling for oil, gas and coal.
Our strategy works, after a week of national street action in February, giant insurers Zurich and major underwriters Probitas announced they would stop insuring new oil and gas projects.
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Day 1 – WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY!
Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion rebels took to the streets of London with a clear message for big insurers: STOP INSURING FOSSIL FUELS, stop insuring fossil fuel deaths.
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Day 2 – INSURANCE CROOKS, WE ARE COMING FOR YOU
The very heart of the UK’s insurance industry, the Gherkin building, was blockaded by Extinction Rebellion activists demanding insurers pull out of all new oil, gas and coal projects. Meanwhile, six activists were arrested after targeting insurance giant WTW’s London office with chalk spray and posters.
DAY 3 – ROUNDUP
Well, the insurance industry can’t have missed us today. The spine-tingling magnificence of XR Rhythms under the glass roof at Marsh Insurance (the broker for EACOP) must have been heard by every employee. The ‘Four Insurers of the Apocalypse’ accompanied our cartoonish ‘carbon bomb’ to visit various insurance offices, including Howden and AIG (to collect our brave lobby occupiers). Finally, we arrived at the ‘Walkie-Talkie’ to find 3 rebels on top of the entrance door to this den of climate catastrophe insurers. Rebels occupied the road and then we listened to music and speeches. It was a powerful end to a powerful set of actions.
How can you continue to get involved?
But it’s not over – over the next few days Insure Our Survival actions will spread across the Nations and regions of the UK. Check out the link to see if something is happening near you:
Help us continue to put pressure on fossil fuel insurers digitally, by phone, and in writing – check out digital rebellion webpage to take action now.
FAQs
- Q. Can you tell me more about Insure Our Survival’s strategy?
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You can find a detailed explanation of campaign thinking and strategy here: Insure our Survival Strategy
- Q. How can my local group get involved?
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XR local groups are planning actions alongside the London-based actions – a list of locations is growing. Contact insureoursurvival@extinctionrebellion.uk if you want to be part of this.
You can get involved at any time (even outside of this week of action) and we’ve got the assets to help you make it happen. Everything you need including action flatpacks and plans is here..
For key campaign demands, messages and suggested banners and slogans to media guidance and support and social media hashtags, take a look at the Insure Our Survival messaging and design pack.