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S. S. total cost: ~$80B/year Current insured portion unknown: most are below ISO/PCS threshold for being “worth” counting Power outages were a factor in slowness of draining New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. 7B for NY important for contingent business interruption. 4 Trillion World Insurance Market • • • • World’s biggest industry; important to economic development Large employer Major player in financial markets Enormous political influence 2005 Source: Swiss Re, Sigma No. 5/2005 Disasters Look Different Through an Insurance “Lens” Aggregate Global Impacts: 1980-2004 Source: E.
S. total cost: ~$80B/year Current insured portion unknown: most are below ISO/PCS threshold for being “worth” counting Power outages were a factor in slowness of draining New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. 7B for NY important for contingent business interruption. 4 Trillion World Insurance Market • • • • World’s biggest industry; important to economic development Large employer Major player in financial markets Enormous political influence 2005 Source: Swiss Re, Sigma No. 5/2005 Disasters Look Different Through an Insurance “Lens” Aggregate Global Impacts: 1980-2004 Source: E.
Open Questions • Not the existence of human-induced climate change, or lack thereof, but rather: – How much? – How fast? – How gradual/abrupt? – Feedbacks • Positive • Negative – Geography of impacts – Gaps in models (especially cryosphere) – Society’s ability to adapt – Attribution of Impacts Climate Contrarians: An Endangered Species Source: Krispy Creme Contrarians • Cherry-picking – point to the one glacier that is holding its own rather than the 99 that are receding – comparing isolated Medieval Warming in one area to current warming in virtually all regions of world • Red Herrings – The earth has been warm before • Pre-civilization • Sea-level was 80 feet higher • Oh, and by the way, for different reasons • • • • Lack of data or models equated with disproof Personal attacks Egoism Self-censorship What is the prognosis for the future?
