Its often said that a key trigger for our political class to finally 'get real' about the climate crisis will be when the insurers do.... well, it seems that in the insurance industry, the deal-makers and sales focussed are doing everything they can to slow down the movement towards that moment.
Its a classic case of making hay while the sun shines....
#ClimateChange #politics #insurance
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/14/climate-crisis-insurance-risk-disaster-catastrophe
Emeritus Prof. Christopher May
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