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How This Alternative Coverage Model Can Help Insurers Defend Their Profits in the Face of Climate Crisis

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Traditional indemnity insurance isn’t keeping pace with climate change fallout, forcing P&C insurers to withdraw coverage from affected areas. Data-driven parametric insurance can help them plug coverage gaps and defend profits.
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This year’s devastating US hurricane season has put insurers’ climate change-related woes into the spotlight. Parametric insurance could help them more profitably cover risky areas by minimizing risks and pricing products with greater accuracy.

Key Question: How can parametric insurance help property and casualty (P&C) insurers protect their business continuity as climate-related risks intensify?

Key Stat: The frequency of natural disasters in the US increased by 319% between 2003 and 2023, per the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The costs and losses associated with such events pose an existential threat to most P&C insurance lines.

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