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.
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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.
These reorganizations may provide roadmaps for other nonprofits to follow if they face abuse allegations in the #MeToo era.
Three-quarters of insurance executives believe artificial intelligence will revolutionise the industry within a few years. It promises lower premiums, but brings ethical risks too.
The differences between owners and the growing number of renters, and between rural and urban areas, point to explanations other than affordability for the one-in-two Australians who are underinsured.
As House Democrats prepare their agenda for the next two years, dealing with America's massive fiscal gap should be at the top of their list.
As cyberattacks and hacking become more common, businesses and private individuals are realizing that cleaning up from digital destruction can be expensive.
Convincing people to see and appreciate the threats posed by climate change is one of the great challenges of our day. Insurers may be able to succeed where scientists and educators have failed.
Insurer John Hancock now requires customers to use activity trackers for life insurance policies. Here's how that will put life insurance and even mortgages out of reach for many people.
As Hurricane Florence is expected to pound the Carolinas with significant flooding, an insurance expert explains how the program designed to help the millions affected recover.
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Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University
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Professor, Business School, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton
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Adjunct Professor, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Western University
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Managing Director of Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University
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Professor, Monash University
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Director, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Principal Research Fellow, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence, and Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer - Energy, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct professor, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
