The last remaining permanent ice shelf collapsed in Canada's Arctic earlier this month, continuing the trend of the loss of Arctic ice. For climate observers and for Canada's insurance industry, it's a big concern.

On this episode of This Is Why, we find out how the melting of Arctic ice is connected with more extreme natural disasters and why the insurance industry is among those concerned about climate change.

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Guests:

Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction