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Christine Eriksen, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters

by Kate Isabel Booth, University of Tasmania, Christine Eriksen, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and Chloe Lucas, UTAS 4 February 20214 February 2021

More than 70 homes were destroyed by bushfires in Western Australia this week, leaving those affected facing enormous costs. After disasters like these, insurance is not always there as needed — or as expected.

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