News: insurance

Insurance conference blockade heralds nationwide week of action

July 03, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Europe’s largest insurance brokers conference confronted with climate protests

May 14, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Delegates at Europe’s largest insurance brokers conference were greeted today at Manchester Central by environmental groups demanding the industry stops backing fossil fuel projects.

After the floods – hunger and wrecked lives

October 29, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Six protestors arrested as insurer’s office is chalk-sprayed, the famous Gherkin building is occupied and insurance CEOs are branded climate criminals by a video van tour of the City of London as day two of Extinction Rebellion’s Insure Our Survival week hits the streets.

The floods are here!

October 28, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

A pink boat sailed through the City of London as hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists occupied world-famous buildings, staged climate crime scenes and mass die-ins and marched to demand insurers stop insuring climate breakdown. The actions kicked off a week of mass protests in the capital and across the UK calling on the insurance industry to stop insuring fossil fuel criminals who are heating up the planet and flooding our homes.

Insurers given 14 days to dump fossil fuel criminals

October 14, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion announces its Insure Our Survival campaign by issuing an ultimatum letter to insurance industry bosses as the movement prepares a week of protests and actions in London and across the UK. Senior executives have been warned: “Make a pledge to get out of new oil, coal and gas – or face actions and protests.”

‘Stop insuring new fossil fuels – or face direct action’

July 04, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

The UK’s top insurers were forced to face up to their lethal role in climate breakdown at their annual awards ceremony last night (Wednesday 3 July)) as Extinction Rebellion launched Insure Our Survival, a sustained campaign of nonviolent direct action demanding the insurance industry pull the plug on new oil, gas and coal ventures. 

Extinction Rebellion launches major campaign to demand all insurers dump fossil fuel crooks after big Zurich win

April 09, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@extinctionrebellion.ukPhone: +44(0)7756136396 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Extinction Rebellion UK today (Tuesday) vowed to step up direct action pressure on the global insurance industry after Zurich, the sixth biggest insurer of fossil fuels, announced they will stop insuring new oil and gas after a week of protests by thousands of…

Insurance actions around the UK

March 04, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Round up of actions targeting the insurance companies during XR's Insurance Week of Actions. Reaching out to the insurance industry to stop insuring fossil fuels. From Brighton to Leicester, Bristol to Glasgow, Chipping Norton to Bridgend.

Probitas pulls out of EACOP and West Cumbria coal mine

March 04, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Major insurer Probitas1492 have today (Monday) confirmed that they will never insure two major ‘carbon bomb’ projects - the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and the proposed West Cumbria coal mine - after a week of peaceful protest from Extinction Rebellion (XR) and members of the Insure Our Future coalition.