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 Stories About: business AND climate AND climate change impacts AND Florida
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Insurers starting to balk in climate-threatened Florida
When insurers get serious about climate change, EVERYBODY gets serious about climate change |
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12 Apr 2007 |
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| United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a 'most-admired' company in many different rankings, has decided not to insure multiple homes in FL for one policyholder -- the first step in what will eventually be the revolt of the insurance companies against climate denialists (and against Florida legislators who want policyholders in other states to share the costs of insuring the damages from more intense and frequent hurricane strikes). This is great news (unless you own m ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, climate change impacts, Florida (all these topics) |
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