That’s the big question at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, and it’s controversial.
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About 9% of homeowner property claims nationwide are filed in Florida, yet 79% of lawsuits related to property claims are filed there.
Shariah law informs financial contracts and credit systems, and the growth of Islamic financing options provides an alternative to current debt-based banking systems.
Basic costs rise steeply for those who can least afford it.
Managed retreat is already common in flood-prone areas, but what about in neighborhoods at high risk from wildfires? Here are four ways communities can pull back for safety.
A health policy researcher explains how doctors determine their pay rates, and the system that lets them do it.
Some companies say they will cover travel expenses to help workers in states where abortion is illegal get the procedure, but doing so could pose legal challenges.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
As if inflation weren’t enough of a problem in general, the insurance industry has a whole different reason to increase premiums.
Australia’s policies prevent the necessary action to not only address cities’ contribution to climate change, but also to protect cities from its impacts.
Building houses better at withstanding the impacts of climate change is one way we can protect ourselves in the face of future catastrophic conditions.
Disaster victims in Australia can wait months or years for insurance payouts – or can’t afford the premiums at all. As climate change worsens, we need a radical rethink.
The less we are insured, the higher the premiums, the more the government has to help, and the less are insured. A model used overseas points to a way out.
Covid has led to delays in consumers receiving everything from furniture to groceries. This is how we might reshape supply chains after the pandemic.
Although insurance is important in natural disaster recovery, government and property owners also play an important role in protecting Canadians against the impact of catastrophic weather events.
With little public consultation and serious questions about how it might work, the proposed scheme is a policy gamble of unknown proportions.
Even if you’re well covered, your area may struggle long after a disaster if most locals don’t have enough home and/or contents insurance. Search our map by postcode or suburb name to check your area.
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
NOAA’s 2021 high-tide flooding outlook shows where the risks are highest and growing. Some communities are seeing 20 or more days of flooding a year now.
With climate change making more than 30,000 coastal properties potentially uninsurable within the next 25 years, government-led solutions should be fast-tracked.
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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