AXIS Capital Becomes First North American Insurer To Adopt Policy On Free, Prior And Informed Consent
October 15, 2022
October 15, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 15 -- Rainforest Action Network posted the following news release:
AXIS Capital recently became the first insurer in North America to adopt a policy stipulating that it will not underwrite projects without ensuring clients have obtained the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of impacted Indigenous communities. This sets a best practice globally for insurers' policies on Indigenous rights.
AXIS' new policy, which wa . . .
AXIS Capital recently became the first insurer in North America to adopt a policy stipulating that it will not underwrite projects without ensuring clients have obtained the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of impacted Indigenous communities. This sets a best practice globally for insurers' policies on Indigenous rights.
AXIS' new policy, which wa . . .