Unless you believe global warming is just another one of those crackpot scientific theories–you know, like evolution and gravity–you'll find NU Associate Editor Mark E. Ruquet's recent column on climate change–”Insurers Can't Afford To Give Global Warming The Cold Shoulder,” a fascinating read. Mark raised some interesting challenges for insurers, which are literally paying the price for global warming in terms of higher disaster losses.
One of Mark's key arguments is that insurers have a lot of incentive to take steps to help mitigate the climate change problems we face. Among the actions he suggests:
Aggressively agitate for better land-use laws.
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