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Are natural disasters driving up the price of insurance?

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February 19, 2025

The insurance industry is worth $6 trillion, more than Japan’s GDP. Can it keep up with the damage caused by climate change and do insurers really carry the burden of the risk?

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Transforming Business

It's a race against time and more and more governments and companies are responding with pledges or actions to prevent climate change. This series dives deep to understand just how credible and serious these efforts are.

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