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Science

As climate risks become harder to predict and insure, India must price catastrophe without leaving people unprotected

Reported by The Hindu 16 Oct 2026, 6:30 am IST 1 min read

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Insurance has traditionally depended on the past to price the future. Climate change is making that bargain harder. Floods, cyclones and extreme rainfall are altering the risks insurers thought they knew, forcing them to ask whether yesterday remains a reliable guide to tomorrow

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Section: Science
Topics: Weather & monsoon
First reported by: The Hindu
Reporter: soumya sarkar
Published: Friday, 16 October 2026, 6:30 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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