每日新闻（29）【气候危机已成为保险业最大挑战】

Climate Risk a Major Challenge for Insurance Industry, Treasury Says

Climate-related risks are becoming an increasing challenge for

insurers

, the U. S.

Treasury Department

said, urging state regulators to

step up

their so-far "limited" efforts to address the issue.

Insurers face a host of risks

,

from

increased

litigation

to

reputational

harm,

(

associated with climate change

)

, but the response from regulators remains in its early stages, the Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office said in a report

(

published Tuesday

)

.

生词/组

insurers 保险公司;承保人;insurer的复数

Treasury Department 财政部;美国财政部

step up 增加;提高

a host of 许多;很多

litigation n.诉讼;打官司

reputational 声誉

译文：

（美国）财政部表示，气候风险是保险业面临的重大挑战

美国财政部表示，气候相关风险正成为保险公司面临的日益严峻的挑战，并敦促州监管机构加大迄今为止“有限”的努力来解决这一问题。财政部联邦保险办公室在周二发布的一份报告中表示，保险公司面临着与气候变化相关的一系列风险，从诉讼增加到声誉损害，但监管机构的应对措施仍处于早期阶段。 来自华尔街日报 (The Wall Street Journal)