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Emma Vitz

@emmavitz.bsky.social
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Actuary who dabbles in data journalism. Especially interested in natural perils, climate risk, #rspatial, data science & feminism.

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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
Thanks!!
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
I know, I work in this area
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
Pretty similar story
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
Yeah just money donated
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
Inspired by @seawall.bsky.social 😊😊
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
Now that the 2023 NZ election is over, I looked at the relationship between donations and votes, and found an unexpected trend in who receives most of their money from large donations thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-...
thespinoff.co.nz
Did donations translate into votes in the 2023 election?
For each vote it received, one party had just under $20 in its coffers. Another banked not much more than a dollar per vote.
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
Glad you liked it. Insurance affordability IS a problem (actually a pretty big one in Australia and one that's getting worse) but it's a symptom, not the real problem, which is risk. You have to solve the underlying problem, not just the symptom.
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
“The solution is not to artificially provide that person with affordable insurance, it’s to actually make sure that people are living in safe areas, and in safe houses.” - my thoughts on insurance retreat in New Zealand www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
nzherald.co.nz
Insurance retreat: Homeowners in flood-prone areas abandoned and facing risk - NZ Herald
With sea level rise gaining on us, there’s little sign of a plan for a “managed retreat”.
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
Noooo but this is a very interesting idea!
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
I regret to inform you that after being decimated by hayfever, I'm now pro climate change www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
abc.net.au
Thousands of plane trees will be phased out in Sydney. Here's why
A Sydney arborist says London plane trees make for a great urban tree, but a warming climate has forced planners to find a more resilient species.
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
It's official: 2023 will be Auckland's wettest year on record. The previous record, 1979, saw 1487 mm of rain. As of Wednesday, Auckland has now passed that level with more than two months still to go in the year.
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
Just thinking ahead to the next upcoming disaster and I think it’s time to start seriously and urgently questioning if there’s a plan to support impacts from fires, drought, and the myriad health impacts from extreme heat in New Zealand. www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
odt.co.nz
Niwa predicts 40 deg C temperatures this summer, warns of fire risk
Summer extremes this year could include days where temperatures climb to 40 deg C in Canterbury, Niwa forecasters say.
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
Exactly 😆😆
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
Hard to say but a hard RI market is a big factor that is impacting insurance prices globally. It's also pretty easy for reinsurers to diversify away NZ catastrophe risk (compared to, say, Florida) so arguably we might be less impacted by the impact of natural disasters on RI than other countries
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
I think this is true for earthquake but not other perils like flood, where we are arguably a bit behind than other countries. And it's not just about understanding the risk for EQ, its's also about the impact of EQC offering cover to everyone at fairly affordable prices
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Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
I have arrived 😆
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