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Going Green Brings Insurance Discounts

posted 145 weeks ago on Insurance News

Your insurance company may give you a break if you go green.After years of inertia, the $16 trillion industry has begun to address climate change with mandatory risk disclosures and more products to help businesses and individuals reduce energy use. Insurers have begun to offer lower premiums on car, homeowner and property insurance for people who drive less, own hybrid cars or build green homes."Climate change represents an opportunity for insurance companies to reduce risk and to build revenue," said Andrew Logan, director of insurance programs for Ceres, a coalition of investors, environmental groups and other organizations.After a slow start - particularly in the U.S. - insurance companies are tackling the issue. In March, insurance regulators adopted mandatory climate-risk d
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