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I work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Ultimately it's all Lloyds of London. They insure pretty much every insurance company.

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[–] Steve@communick.news 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Loyd's runs an insurance brokerage or market, they don't actually underwrite the policies themselves.

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[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 weeks ago

He's talking about reinsurance. Front-line insurance companies that you typically deal with directly are (sometimes? often?) "reinsured" by other insurance companies backing their risks. It's turtles all the way down.

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[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 weeks ago

They also insure the insurance companies themselves. Insurance companies have to get payout insurance, for if they have to do a big payout.

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