“Storm surge is just not available for home insurance policies at this point in time, and the reason for that is with a fast-changing climate, this leads to rising sea levels and eroding coastlines,”
“The risk modelling required by insurers to price storm surge, that type of coastal flooding coverage is nearly impossible so without accurate risk modelling, the risk is deemed too high at this point.”
“there’s research being done into storm surge modelling right now, but ‘it’s just not a product that’s currently in place to respond to Hurricane Fiona.’”
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Mentions:
Amanda Dean, VP Atlantic Region, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Patrick Douville, VP Insurance, DBRS Morningstar
Glenn McGillivray, Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction