Climate Change Could Cut World Economy by $23 Trillion in 2050, Insurance Giant Warns Poor nations would be particularly hard hit, but few would escape, Swiss Re said. The findings could influence how the industry prices insurance and invests its mammoth portfolios. Flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, after torrential rains in February. An analysis by Swiss Re found that a “severe case” of temperature gains would shrink the economy of Indonesia by 40 percent.Credit...Dita Alangkara/Associated Press April 22, 2021, 4:00 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — Rising temperatures are likely to reduce global wea...