A big unknown for insurers is how often claims will be filed in a harsher regulatory environment and whether their prices will cushion them from big losses.

保险公司最大的问题是：在越发严厉的监管环境下，索赔申请多久进行备案，以及在大型赔偿性损失事件中他们的赔偿额是否能承受得起。

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The scale and scope of the losses are as yet unknown.

损失的规模和范围仍然不得而知。

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"The big barrier as far as bioenergy crops are concerned is a fear of the unknown in terms of soil carbon losses or gains - this is the gap we are trying to fill, " explained lead researcher Niall McNamara.

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The market will always exhibit a pendulum type movement, alternating between gains and losses, simply due to fear, greed, and the financial unknown.

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