Actors / Insurer · Switzerland
Swiss Re
Appears in 8 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP Deepwater Horizon: the spill, the court cases and the recovery claims | Reinsurer | United States | 2010–2031 | Oil spill |
| Vale Brumadinho dam collapse | Property insurer, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (press reports) | Brazil | 2019–2027 | Mining / tailings dam |
| EACOP pipeline: insurers decline, construction continues | Ruled out cover (2021) | Uganda / Tanzania | 2021–2026 | Insurance declined or withdrawn |
| Insurers of the Carmichael coal mine | Reinsurer that said it would not support the mine (Dec 2018) | Australia | 2015–2025 | Insurance declined or withdrawn |
| The Metals Company deep-sea nodule mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (NOAA permit route) | Insurer stating it does not cover deep-sea mining | International waters (Pacific Ocean) | 2011 | Mining |
| Coral reef parametric insurance, Quintana Roo | Developed the initial solution; named as insurer or reinsurer by different sources | Mexico | 2018–2026 | Insurance, liability and compensation funds |
| Net-Zero Insurance Alliance collapse and insurers’ fossil underwriting | Founding member; left May 2023 | Global | 2021–2025 | Insurance declined or withdrawn |
| Los Angeles wildfires cause $41bn insured loss; 75% of survivors underinsured | reinsurer that paid part of the insured loss | United States | 2025 | Law, regulation and treaties |
Appears alongside
Munich Re ×5Hannover Re ×5Chubb Global Markets ×4Allianz ×4Zurich Insurance ×4Lloyd's of London ×3AXA ×3SCOR ×3US Securities and Exchange Commission ×2NOAA ×2The Nature Conservancy ×2Aon ×2WTW (Willis Towers Watson) ×2AIG ×2Liberty Mutual ×2Brit ×2Marsh (Marsh McLennan) ×2Bravus (operator of the Carmichael mine) ×2Probitas 1492 (Lloyd's) ×2BPTransoceanHalliburtonAnadarko PetroleumMOEX (Mitsui Oil Exploration)Cameron InternationalWeatherfordJupiter Insurance Ltd (BP captive)Ranger InsuranceHouston CasualtyUS Department of JusticeDeepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment TrusteesNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationUS Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. PIRGValeTÜV SÜDPublic Prosecutor's Office of Minas Gerais (MPMG)Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF)Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG)Government of Minas GeraisMapfreTotalEnergiesUganda National Oil CompanyTanzania Petroleum Development CorporationCNOOCEACOP LtdBritamSiriusPointRiverstone InternationalEnstarBlenheimSA MeacockArch InsuranceAEGIS LondonTokio MarineChaucerHiscoxBeazleyInsurance Consortium for Oil and Gas in Uganda (ICOGU)Insurance Regulatory Authority of UgandaUganda ReZEP-ReAfrica ReGovernment of UgandaGovernment of TanzaniaAfreximbankStandard BankStanbic UgandaKCB UgandaICDStopEACOPPublic CitizenAdani GroupMarket ForcesAXA XLHDI GlobalApollo (Lloyd's)Ascot (Lloyd's)MarkelBerkshire HathawayKorean ReWR BerkleyQBESuncorpFM GlobalGeneraliLocktonThe Metals CompanyNauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI)Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd. (TOML)International Seabed AuthorityGlencoreKorea ZincAllseasAfirme SegurosGrupo Financiero BanorteQuintana Roo state governmentCoastal Zone Management Trust (Quintana Roo)Net-Zero Insurance AllianceForum for Insurance Transition to Net ZeroUN Environment ProgrammeMarsh McLennan (Marsh)Trans Mountain Corporation
Terms used on this page
Insurance
- Reinsurance
- Insurance bought by insurers to pass part of their own risk to other companies.
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.