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S2E27: Can the insurance industry keep up with climate change in SE Asia?
Vital need for insurance to bridge the region’s ‘protection gap’ and drive the green transition.
Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Insurance is a safety net and is increasingly vital as climate change risks grow and as more people, homes and businesses are in the path of disaster. But in South-east Asia, the majority of people do not have access to insurance. And the region is facing worsening threats from floods, sea-level rise and heat…
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