US health insurers have shown little concern or understanding of the risks of climate change, despite warmer climes causing unusual increases in conditions such as asthma, allergies and Lyme disease, according to non-profit Ceres. The group said that while it was not yet clear how many people would be affected by rising sea levels, there were already more than a million Americans who live within 100 miles of the coast. A total of 64% of those polled scored a low ranking for climate change preparedness and awareness. TRV, -3.02% that write more than $100 million in premiums, and then ranked their responses using a four-tier scoring system of high quality, medium quality, low quality and minimal. Only six of the companies polled had strong climate risk governance practices.
US health insurers have shown little concern or understanding of the risks of climate change, despite warmer climes causing unusual increases in conditions such as asthma, allergies and Lyme disease, according to non-profit Ceres. The group said that while it was not yet clear how many people would be affected by rising sea levels, there were already more than a million Americans who live within 100 miles of the coast. A total of 64% of those polled scored a low ranking for climate change preparedness and awareness. Only six of the companies polled had strong climate risk governance practices.