20.11.2020 – 11:15
Domcura AG
KielKiel (ots)
Climate change not only has serious consequences for the environment. It has long had an impact on numerous branches of the economy. The insurance industry in particular is badly affected. Because: The number of weather extremes is increasing worldwide. According to the German Insurance Association (GDV), natural forces such as storms, hail and heavy rain cause damage averaging around 3.7 billion euros each year.
Assekuradeur Domcura – a company from Kiel that develops insurance concepts – sees itself as having an obligation in the fight against climate change and now offers sustainable insurance for owners of single-family homes.
According to this, policyholders receive an additional benefit of up to 50,000 euros in the event of a claim if they rely on sustainable materials and energy-efficient solutions to repair the damage. This is the case, for example, if the insured person has their destroyed plastic floor replaced with wood. In addition, the new eco-policy ensures complete compensation for the climate-damaging greenhouse gas CO2 after a fire damage: For example, trees are planted for the CO2 released in a fire to compensate for the resulting climate damage. In addition, customers are reimbursed a large part of the consulting costs for sustainable technologies.
“Climate protection and sustainability aspects are the big issues of our society. That is why we, as a specialist in residential building insurance, asked ourselves: What can we do specifically to do our part? The result is this sustainable single-family home insurance, which is unique in the German insurance industry on this scale “says Rainer Brand, Board Member for Products and Operations.
The company has set itself the goal of being climate neutral by 2022. In addition to purchasing green electricity at its three locations in Kiel, Hamburg and Arnstadt (Thuringia), Domcura has therefore also appointed a sustainability officer who, together with the management board and the 330 employees, develops and implements appropriate measures.
Germany’s first sustainable single-family home insurance also pays for social developments, such as the Fridays for Future movement, in which schoolchildren in particular demonstrate for more climate protection. Brand: “Especially when you have children yourself, this movement hardly leaves you indifferent. We see ourselves strengthened by the commitment of these young people.”
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Original content from: Domcura AG, transmitted by news aktuell
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