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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sustain.
Sec. Sustainable Organizations
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1399509
This article is part of the Research Topic Green Finance & Carbon Neutrality: Strategies and Policies for a Sustainable Future View all 30 articles

Sustainability Materiality of insuring coal businesses for insurers

Provisionally accepted
MITHULA U.K MITHULA U.K *
  • MS Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bengaluru, India

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    Insurance is a tool that transfers risks which businesses face. A recent study shows that losses arising from natural calamities is rising at an increased rate and insurers must be cautious in managing their exposures (Hinshaw Law, 2021). Therefore, financial institutions are increasingly investing and insuring those companies that are environment friendly to better align client needs and broader society objectives (Gunnar Friede, 2015).This study aims to understand the impact of sustainability efforts on materiality or financial performance of insurers taking in to account their risk coverage pattern in the Coal Mining Industry. Major insurance companies operating in the US Insurance industry are considered for this study.

    Keywords: ESG, Insurance, sustainability, Coal industry, Climate Change

    Received: 12 Mar 2024; Accepted: 26 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 U.K. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: MITHULA U.K, MS Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bengaluru, India

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