Report: Insurance sector failing to address 'vast and understated' nature risk

Michael Holder
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ClimateWise group sets out roadmap for insurers and reinsurers to take nature into account when underwriting escalating risks

The global insurance and reinsurance sector is failing to adequately address the "vast and understated" risks it faces from the destruction of the natural world, thanks to a lack of awareness, data, and...

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