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Warmer winters, more extreme weather are making seasonal recreation harder to insure

Feb 6, 2025
Premiums and claims for ski resorts and outdoor ice rinks — places that depend on cold weather to operate safely — have both gotten higher. Some insurers will no longer take chances on them.
Insurance premiums for ski resorts and skating rinks have skyrocketed as weather events become more extreme.
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