Climate change is often a controversial and uncomfortable subject, but this is not necessarily the case in the insurance industry. For years, insurance companies have been pressuring governments to take more action on the climate change problem, citing scientific studies and their own actuarial analysis regarding the future impact of the phenomenon. In the U.S., some insurance companies have gone so far as to file lawsuits against states that have not done enough to mitigate the risks of natural disasters. Insurance and climate change have become intertwined over the past…
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