Work left to do to address property insurance costs and improve storm resilience in Florida
We need to allow insurance pricing to reflect exposure to risk and continue offering mitigation grants to strengthen homes
Tag: property insurance
Climate risk is real. Companies must be free to consider it, especially in Florida
Recent legislative efforts seek to limit the consideration of climate risk in financial decision-making.
Property insurance: 10 facts about rising premiums and the role of climate change
Floridians face challenges in the cost and availability of homeowners insurance as climate risks increase.
Most Floridians worry about stronger hurricanes and rising insurance costs, Invading Sea survey finds
The survey also found that 65% of Floridians believe government should be doing more to address climate impacts.
Florida Climate Survey – March 2025
Invading Sea survey finds most Floridians worried about maintaining homeowners insurance, hurricanes strengthening.
Disaster capitalism and the commodification of crisis in Florida
The endless cycle of recovery and destruction has left individuals financially and psychologically depleted.
As Floridians face soaring insurance premiums, it’s time for a fiscally responsible approach on climate
Increasingly destructive storms are putting our communities and economy at increasing risk of harm.
Don’t let insurers get away with fleecing homeowners
In an age of climate disasters, insurance should be a safeguard for families, not a gamble where the house always ...
How to rebuild safer, more resilient cities after wildfires without pricing out workers
Research shows that low-income residents struggle the most during and after a disaster.
The real cost of living in paradise: Florida’s insurance crisis needs root-cause solutions
Suppressing premiums with subsidies or caps gives consumers false security, encouraging building in unsafe zones.
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