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The Institute's President: Beware of Data Fragmentation in Assessing Climate Risk

Christopher McDaniel, president of the Institute's Catastrophe Resiliency Council, identified data quality and consolidation as primary obstacles facing the insurance industry. McDaniel spoke with . . .

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