Allianz to stop insuring coal power plants and mines

Madeleine Cuff
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European insurance giant says it will pull its business out of coal sector completely by 2040 as part of 'ambitious climate protection package'

Allianz is to stop selling insurance policies to coal-fired power plants and coal mines, in the latest sign the dirtiest fossil fuel could become a pariah for forward-thinking investors. Announcing...

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