‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

Canada's insurance agencies addressed 228,000 claims in July and August, a 20-year high, after natural disasters and extreme weather tore through parts of the country.

This year's wildfire season is the second-worst since 1995 in terms of area burned. Only last year's season recorded a greater number of burnt hectares.Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

September 23, 2024

As emergency management professionals converge in Ottawa for a three-day summit this week, Canada’s insurance industry is pushing for greater federal-provincial-municipal co-operation on climate resilience and adaptation measures.

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