Fifteen people from the Galilee Blockade organised a theatrical action on July 2 inside the foyer of the Barangaroo building where Marsh Insurance brokers has its head office.
The mime involved 鈥淎dani鈥 holding a bunch of roses and, on one knee, imploring insurance brokers 鈥淟iberty Mutual鈥, 鈥淭alanx鈥, 鈥淗DI Global SE鈥 and 鈥淴L Australia鈥 to cover their coal mine in Central Queensland. All four rejected the roses, brandishing their Stop Adani signs. Another person, however, representing an unknown insurance company, accepted it.
A concerned staff member of Marsh Brokers had recently leaked the details of the four mentioned insurance companies, which had provided cover to the coal mine. 聽Public pressure forced all four to dump Adani within 48 hours of each other.
Marsh Brokers have not revealed which other insurance companies it has contracted to replace them. The Adani mine cannot proceed without insurance cover. Galilee Blockade is asking anyone聽who can, to release the names of new insurers to
At the recent Marsh International annual general meeting in New York, Marsh released a new, but still inadequate, position on climate change. Its publicly-stated ethical values clash with acting as an insurance broker for Adani.
Most insurance companies know the Adani Carmichael mine is a high-risk venture, in which they could lose millions of dollars. Pressure on Marsh Brokers will continue until it breaks off from Adani.