We’re making them drop EACOP one by one!

Relentless public mobilization is making the biggest firms rule out
insuring the disastrous East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). But US
insurers are lagging behind.

One of them, Marsh, is now facing an historic complaint for insuring the
pipeline – the other US insurers are terrified to be next. This is our
chance to put pressure on them and make them rule out EACOP for good.

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John,

One leak from the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) could poison the
water of Africa’s largest lake that 40 million people depend on for food,
farming and their livelihoods.

This is an unmitigated environmental disaster.

Relentless mobilization from Ekō members, activists and communities on the
frontline has forced a total of 22 companies to stop insuring this
devastating project. This is great news- without insurance, no pipeline!

But on our list, US insurers Liberty Mutual, Chubb, Travelers and AIG
are still lagging behind.

And that could change quickly: our partners just filed a formal complaint
against the lead US insurance broker on the project, Marsh. Not only is
this historic, but it is already putting the other US insurers in panic
mode.

This is our moment to put pressure on these insurers and show them people
around the world won't back down until they drop EACOP once and for all:

[ [link removed] ]Tell Liberty Mutual, Chubb, Travelers and AIG to drop EACOP and insure
our future instead!

TotalEnergies’ destructive pipeline has already displaced tens of
thousands of people and if built would endanger water resources for
millions of people and wildlife, like elephants, giraffes, lions and
leopards. We can’t let oil giant TotalEnergies and its insurers get away
with destroying livelihoods and our future.

Up until now, insurers have largely been able to rake in record profits
and avoid being held accountable for their role in enabling destruction.
This complaint changes that. Insurer Marsh is being directly called out
for its critical role in enabling human rights and environmental
violations through insuring the EACOP. No more hiding in the shadows.
You, John, can help call out the other insurers lagging behind
and bring them into the light.

A powerful network of over 260 organizations are working relentlessly to
convince insurers around the world to rule out supporting this disastrous
project. And we are nearly there.

Thousands of Ekō members like you mass emailed one of the biggest
supporters of the project, Munich Re, and got them to pull out. This has
set a precedent and 5 other insurers have since backed out. Let’s keep
applying pressure and make sure this climate wrecking project never sees
the light of the day.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Liberty Mutual, Chubb, Travelers and AIG to rule out insuring this
disastrous project!



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Thanks for all that you do,
Leyla, Daphne and the team at Ekō


PS: Members like you voted for Ekō as our new name to represent this
community and our power that echoes all around the world. We have a fresh
new look, but our mission hasn’t changed. We’ve grown from a small
corporate accountability group campaigning mostly in the US to a 20
million strong global movement working in 7 languages! It’s because of you
we are creating impact in every corner of the world, and none of it would
be possible without you, John. Thank you for being part of this
process of change.

More information:

[ [link removed] ]Insurance giant Marsh under fire over role in controversial oil
project. Inclusive Development International. 7 February, 2023.

[ [link removed] ]East African Crude Oil Pipeline: a 379 MtCO2 “Carbon Bomb”. Climate
Accountability Institute. 27 October, 2022.

[ [link removed] ]Insure our future, Not the EACOP- Who's backing the pipeline and who's
ruled it out? Stop EACOP. August, 2022.
 
[ [link removed] ]Why stop EACOP. Stop EACOP.

 

 

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