Electrosmog – a phantom risk
This publication presents electromagnetic fields (EMF) as a typical example of a "phantom" risk: a potential hazard which cannot be defined, which may not even exist, but which is nonetheless real, if only because it arouses fear and provokes civil lawsuits.
For the insurance industry, the problem complex associated with electromagnetic fields is more dangerous and a greater threat than is generally assumed. Electrosmog is suspected of causing or promoting cancer and other diseases. However, this has not been proven beyond doubt.
While prevailing opinion assumes that the electrical engineering and power industries can only be held liable if science provides conclusive proof – which it has not done to present – that weak EMF impair health, this publication comes to the opposite conclusion and shows that it must be expected that plaintiffs will win suits dealing with this issue.
