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Sand and snow: Shared financial risk across climate extremes

2026-08-04T13:00:00+01:00

An op-ed partnership by Brendan Plessis, executive vice president, Sukoon insurance, with Cristiano Zazzara, adjuct professor of finance, NYU Stern School of Business, and Professor Paolo Taticchi, UCL Centre for Sustainable Business

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