A recent Society of Actuaries survey found that climate change was the top emerging risk cited by respondents, and the most recent "Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight" report from Aon finds that natural disaster events resulted in economic damage of $232 billion in 2019, of which only $71 billion was covered by insurance.

The increasingly dire situation is creating tremendous opportunities for commercial property insurers.

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