Climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market
A home is completely destroyed after the Creek Fire swept through the area near Shaver Lake, Calif. Wildfires, floods and other intense climate events are causing chaos for insurance companies.
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Climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market. That’s the takeaway from a piece in Grist that points out natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year.
Lois Parshley wrote about the trends in the first of a 4-part series for Grist.
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