Zurich Insurance is a global property and casualty insurer headquartered in Switzerland, founded in 1872.
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Zurich has operational climate discipline but its financed emissions strategy is deliberately weak. It abandoned SBTi validation, set intensity-only targets below IPCC science, exited the Net Zero Insurance Alliance, and remains the world's 6th largest fossil fuel insurer. Operational transparency masks portfolio misalignment.
Zurich Insurance scores 50/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Zurich Insurance joint 149th of 847 companies scored, and 3rd of 14 in Insurance.
Where Zurich Insurance sits among insurance peers.
Among the 14 major insurance brands we've scored, Zurich Insurance sits 3rd of 14.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
No TNFD-aligned disclosure found; not on TNFD early adopters list.
No comprehensive circularity or verified targets beyond paper/office waste.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Energy Source and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 4/10).
The 2 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Zurich Insurance.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
12 of 16 sources are independent of the company.
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Zurich Insurance is a global property and casualty insurer headquartered in Switzerland, founded in 1872. With ~53,000 employees and $59bn in FY2020 revenue, it underwrites commercial, personal, and specialty insurance across 210 countries. Its sustainability impact is dominated by its $520M annual fossil fuel insurance portfolio.
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