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Briefing: Climate risk places insurers on increasingly shaky ground

By 2025-08-07T09:00:00

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Although insurers remain wary of subsidence claim surges over the British summertime, certain types of subsidence claims could pose a reputational risk depending on their cause

Alongside weather events, a further substantial subsidence risk is the impact of nearby trees via their root systems, extracting moisture from soil. If a tree is identified as the culprit of subsidence, it is highly likely to be of a significant size.

If a decision is made by insurers to fell the tree, this could quickly grab the attention of environmental protestors – this brings with it a whole new set of risks for the industry.

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