Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 33 — For each dollar financing nature-based solutions in 2023, about $33 financed activities harmful to nature. (UNEP)
Actors / Insurer · Spain

Mapfre

Appears in 3 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Vale Brumadinho dam collapseProperty insurer (press reports)Brazil2019–2027Mining / tailings dam
Samarco Fundão dam collapse (Mariana): the settlement and the court casesMember of the underwriting poolBrazil2015–2026Mining / tailings dam
Aznalcóllar mine spill (Spain)Author of a note on claims versus insured sumsSpain1998–2025Mining / tailings dam

Science and environment

Tailings and tailings dam
Tailings are the waste left after ore is processed; a tailings dam is the embankment that stores them as wet sludge.

Insurance

Underwriter
An insurer, or a person at an insurer, who assesses a risk and decides whether and on what terms to insure it.