Lloyd s of London could once again pay for Oregon wildfire costs April 19 2021
The state s valuable timber resources are on a long list of unusual things the global company has insured for many years.
With the prospect of a catastrophic 2021 fire season looming, Oregon will rely again on it s one-of-a-kind $25 million wildfire risk policy with the world s oldest continually active insurance marketplace.
Lloyd s of London, which traces its roots to a 17th century coffeehouse near the Tower of London, has insured the Oregon Department of Forestry against wildfire losses since 1973. No other state has wildfire insurance. It s a catastrophic firefighting expense policy, said ODF spokesman Jim Gersbach.
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(The Center Square) â U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a dozen of the Trump administrationâs secretarial orders that prioritized energy development on federal lands.
Haaland signed a secretarial order revoking the past orders and also signed a secretarial order establishing a Climate Task Force that will seek to advance renewable energy development and prioritize climate change in the departmentâs decision-making processes.
Haaland said in a statement the pair of orders will align the department with the Biden administrationâs âwhole-of-government approach to tackle the climate crisis.â
âAt the Department of the Interior, I believe we have a unique opportunity to make our communities more resilient to climate change and to help lead the transition to a clean energy economy,â Haaland said. âThese steps will align the Interior Department with the Presidentâs priorities and better position the team to be a part of
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