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Insurance industry launches Insurability Matrix to combat climate risk gap

The insurance industry has developed a new tool called the Insurability Readiness Matrix to address the growing protection gap caused by climate change. This matrix provides a common language for insurers, financiers, developers, and policymakers to assess and improve the insurability of assets and communities before they become uninsurable. It evaluates seven key components, including data, physical resilience, and policy alignment, offering pathways for improvement and using real-world examples like Lagos and Paradise, California, to demonstrate how targeted interventions can reduce premiums and restore insurability. AI

IMPACT This new framework could influence how climate-related financial risks are assessed and managed, potentially impacting AI applications in risk modeling and insurance.

RANK_REASON Launch of a new industry-wide framework/tool to address a significant financial risk. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Nina Seega, Contributor ·

    The Insurance Industry Just Built A Shared Language For One Of Climate Change's Biggest Hidden Risks

    As climate risks grow, the new Insurability Readiness Matrix could help insurers, policymakers and communities spot when places are becoming uninsurable