After pandemic disease, there is no greater or more dynamic threat to human health than climate change. It will cause more extreme heatwaves, challenging health systems in countries prone to hot weather. Warmer weather in combination with increased humidity will likely cause tropical pathogens to migrate to currently more temperate areas. And severe drought conditions can lead to more frequent wildfires that cause air pollution, even in far-away regions.
These trends will have considerable impacts on re/insurers’ life & health business, but will also extend to workplace-related illnesses triggered by extreme heat and infectious diseases.
