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Storms Highlight Climate Change

The hurricanes of the last two seasons are strong warnings of the increasing threat that climate change represents to insurers and their customers, according to a recent report by Ceres.

By staff Writer | Updated on October 25, 2005

The hurricanes of the last two seasons are strong warnings of the increasing threat that climate change represents to insurers and their customers, according to a recent report by Ceres, a coalition of investors that directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk.

“Insurance, as we know it, is threatened by a perfect storm of rising weather losses, rising global temperatures, and more Americans than ever living in harm’s way,” said Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres. “Insurers and regulators have failed to adequately plan for these escalating weather events, which scientists predict will intensify in the years ahead due to warming global temperatures.”

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