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How well are life and health insurers managing climate risk?

By Hubert Roy | July 23, 2021, 10:20 a.m.

Flash | IA FINANCIAL GROUP | SUN LIFE FINANCIAL | OMBUDSMAN FOR BANKING SERVICES AND INVESTMENTS (OBSI) | BANK OF CANADA | DBRS | GREAT-WEST LIFECO | MANULIFE | Strategy | Climate changes | Analytic | ESG

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