Climate change causes insurers to rethink price of risk after hurricane Sandy /
The insurance industry looks at historical data, old and new, in order to assess the risk for potential disasters and put a price on premiums. But when Sandy hit the Northeast, some insurance companies reconsidered if they priced insurance high enough for the greater risks brought on by climate chan...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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Arlington, VA :
MacNeil-Lehrer Productions,
2012.
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| Series: | Coping with climate change ;
season 1, episode 13 Environmental studies in video |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The insurance industry looks at historical data, old and new, in order to assess the risk for potential disasters and put a price on premiums. But when Sandy hit the Northeast, some insurance companies reconsidered if they priced insurance high enough for the greater risks brought on by climate change. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 9, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (8 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:07:46 |