Climate change and the insurance industry: The cost of increased risk and the impetus for action

Ecological Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-96

  Tucker, Michael ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Global warming; Insurance; Options

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; RISK INCREASE;

EID: 0030842470     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(96)00556-3     Document Type: Article

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