Climate change presents many risks for humanity as a whole, with extreme weather events impacting not only the external environment we live in, but also our short- and long-term health and longevity. Through its group health and life insurance offerings, here’s how YuLife is paving the way for climate-positivity in business, while raising awareness around the importance of everyday health and wellbeing in an ever-changing environment.

With every passing year, discussions around climate change – and its many potential consequences – move closer to the forefront of everyone’s minds. While climate change has previously been perceived as something that will only impact future generations, we are now increasingly feeling the effects of this global phenomenon, seen in the heightened frequency of extreme weather events.

Until now, the insurance response to climate-related events has been largely focused on property and casualty (P&C) business lines, as people strove to rebuild properties and infrastructure affected by sudden extreme weather events. However, a new report by the Geneva Association reveals how climate change could also be greatly impacting human health and longevity – which could have a knock-on effect on health and life (H&L) insurance.

Click here to read the full article (6-minute read), published on the YuLife UK blog.