Heatwave health risks threaten insurer earnings, rating agency S&P warns

Rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and illness, especially among older people, could drive up premiumsEuropes intense heatwaves could hit insurers earnings as companies face a rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and worsening health conditions, the rating agency S&P has said.While a long summer of extreme heat will have increased drought and wildfire-related claims, the rating agency said there would also be fallout for life and health insurers, and for the reinsurers who prov...