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Neighborhood characteristics like pollution from busy roads, widespread public transit use and lack of community-based health care are putting certain communities at greater risk from COVID-19.
Reopening state economies too soon risks a second wave of the pandemic, and a surge in medical costs. Anyone who pays insurance premiums and taxes will be picking up the tab.
Insurance companies are paying out hefty claims due to COVID-19. Here’s how catastrophe bonds come into play.
A new study estimates that mangroves prevent over $65 billion in damage from coastal storms every year, and says mangrove protection should be funded in the same way as infrastructure like seawalls.
This reorganization may provide roadmaps for other nonprofits to follow if they face abuse allegations in the #MeToo era.
The flu shot is a bargain – and people are more likely to get it if they know that.
It seems no traditional finance company is safe from the marauding tech giants.
Most homes are not as cyclone-ready as they could be. It seems lower insurance premiums aren’t enough of an incentive for owners to upgrade their homes, but a new study points to some solutions.
As climate change intensifies the risk of wildfires in California, insurers are dropping coverage for many homeowners.
Young people continue to cancel their private health insurance despite discounts to entice them to stay. Instead, we should reduce their premiums based on their likelihood of needing health care.
The decision of Suncorp to dump coal, just months after the re-election of the Morrison government, makes it clear that insurers can’t afford wishful thinking.
The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008 could lead to economic policies that are even more reckless.
Those money-saving black boxes reveal a lot about the rules that govern our lives.
People are more willing to participate in fitness tracker-based insurance policies when they are in control of their participation.
The unlikely failure of the catastrophe bond market won’t trigger a financial crisis like the one a decade ago.
The Trump administration has proposed a major revamp of the National Flood Insurance Program since its inception in 1968. Here’s why it needs fixing.
Weather-related catastrophic events have cost Canadians more than $17 billion in the past decade. That only stands to grow, unless building codes change to make homes more resilient.
Labor’s proposed amendments to the Coalition’s Protecting Your Super Bill would have cost young Australians $400 million a year.
For the few cases that go awry, the main problems are pre-existing medical conditions and escape attempts.
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Tasmania
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Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University
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Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Western 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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Professor of Law, Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University
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Lecturer in Financial Planning, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, Victoria University
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Senior Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Professor, Business School, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer in Finance and Insurance, Massey University
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Chair in Insurance and Professor, Finance, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor in Strategic Management, The University of Queensland
