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Coastal insurance availability influences management because

  • A.withdrawal of cover can render property effectively unsaleable
  • B.insurers are legally obliged to build coastal defences
  • C.insurance premiums pay for the whole of the coastal defence programme
  • D.insurance has no relationship with coastal risk whatever

Answer: A

Correct answer: withdrawal of cover can render property effectively unsaleable

Insurance is the mechanism through which coastal risk reaches property values most directly. A property that cannot be insured against flooding is very difficult to mortgage and therefore to sell, so its value falls sharply - often long before the physical risk materialises. Insurers price and withdraw cover according to their own assessment of risk, which can move faster than any public policy.

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