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Your insurer could know a lot more than just what’s on your application form. It’s worth understanding where this information comes from and how it can be used.
Hospitals are tasked with making patients better, but when the hospital that provides care also owns the insurance company that pays for that care, the incentives get more complicated.
Wildfires are sweeping through parts of France and Spain causing havoc to many holidaymakers’ plans. Does travel insurance help with the extra bills?
Amendment 3 would mean most homeowners pay less in property taxes – but that may not end up significantly lowering their costs.
Geopolitical and economic uncertainty topped the G7 summit agenda. The world needs strong, inclusive international institutions more than ever.
Florida’s current approach to insurance is forcing those who can least afford it to bear the cost of the climate crisis. But different approaches are available.
Subsidized insurance makes waterfront property seem safer than it is for wealthier buyers, while many low-income homeowners face repeat disasters with no help.
From California to France and the UK, traditional private markets are buckling under the weight of climate claims.
Changes in how healthcare is managed have had a meaningful effect on what contraceptive options are available to women.
First-trimester screening and intervention has the greatest potential to prevent maternal syphilis. But 1 in 4 pregnant people do not have access to prenatal care during the first trimester.
Whether a young person has public or private insurance – or is uninsured or underinsured – significantly influences their risk of death across many cancer types.
Rising premiums and insurer retreat reflect deeper shifts in risk – and strain on a system built for a different era.
Yes, these exclusions are in the fine print of most policies. But with thousands now facing bills for cancelled plans – is this fair? And what can you do about it?
War has caused chaos for airlines in the Middle East, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
A nationwide scheme known as Flood Re is only a temporary fix.
And the cost of new cars may not even come down.
Bushfires disproportionately expose disadvantaged communities, and a one‑size‑fits‑all recovery can deepen those inequalities.
Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.
Detroit seniors pay more in homeowner’s insurance, utilities and property tax, and those on fixed incomes can struggle to make ends meet.
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Tasmania
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Professor in Strategic Management, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University
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Chair in Insurance and Professor, Finance, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Lecturer and Research Fellow, School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences. Coordinator, Education for Sustainability Tasmania, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics, Loughborough University
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Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Western University
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Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Ross School of Business, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer in Finance and Insurance, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Adjunct Professor, Victoria University
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Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Financial Planning, James Cook University
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Professor, Risk Management and Insurance, University of Calgary
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University