Greenpeace, insurer dialogue grows.

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, January, 1995 by Gilbert, Evelyn

As hurricanes, natural fires, storms, droughts and floods have continued to plague the United States over the last few years, the dialogue about climate change between environmental groups and the insurance industry appears to have gained some momentum. "We've continued to see indications of our climate in chaos," said Kelly Quirke, a representative for Greenpeace's energy and climate campaign in San Francisco, citing the recent floods in California.

"Progress continues to be made and the dialogue has been accelerated, considering the strange-bed-fellows nature of it," he said. Greenpeace representatives last year addressed the Reinsurance Association Of America's annual meeting and the joint annual meeting of the Alliance of American Insurers and the Property...

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