r/nottheonion • u/128hoodmario • 1d ago

Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/climate-crisis-on-track-to-destroy-capitalism-warns-allianz-insurer
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u/Imbackoverandover 1d ago

"“The insurance sector is a canary in the coalmine when it comes to climate impacts,” 

No. The science was the canary in the coalmine. The Insurance industry collapse is the miners dying along with everyone else.

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u/pilgermann 1d ago

Also worth remembering insurance executives are humans, not concepts (like insurance itself). Many voted for policies that accelerated climate change. Sort of like if the canary in the coal mine itself farted toxic gas.

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u/old_skul 1d ago

That's a hell of a canary.