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Old 5th May 2010, 07:53
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brooksjg
 
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it baffles me
Don't be baffled - do the sums!
Even assuming an insurer could be found that was prepared to quote for the sky-high cover you suggest, the company's profits need to be large enough to pay the premiums.
I think you'll find that starting from where we are (insuring against a risk - ie. volcanic activity combined with particular weather conditions -with unknown probability but proven consequences costing billions) there's no way now that this risk could ever be covered. Far too open-ended. Insurance companies are not charities: they're in business only to make money.
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