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Floridians are relocating to the center of the state to try to avoid hurricanes — and high insurance premiums
Weather-weary Floridians are heading to Ocala, with the lowest risk of coastal flooding in the stat…
Dan Latu
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Carnival cruise passengers returned to port to find their cars flooded after storms battered the East Coast
A Nor'easter on the East Coast caused serious damage to some Carnival Sunshine cruise passengers' c…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Most basic NYC property-insurance plans don't cover flood damage from tropical storms like Ida, but it's not always hopeless
People in NYC can file claims with emergency organizations like FEMA that work through the city of …
Francis Agustin
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Natural disasters are making it harder for you to insure your home — and costing homeowners thousands
The fingerprints of the climate crisis and its economic costs are all over rising insurance premium…
Dan Latu
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Home values could collapse as rising climate dangers wreak havoc on insurance markets, study says
In Louisiana, a home could see a 48% plunge in value, and in Plaquemines Parish, a home could even …
Filip De Mott
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A government shutdown would impact 1,300 home sales each day as insurance program expires
"A protracted shutdown could see a decline in home sales, reversing the trend toward a strengthenin…
Filip De Mott
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The vicious cycle of homeowners insurance: It's increasingly expensive to protect homes in the disaster-prone areas that need it most
As disaster risks grow in vulnerable areas, insurers are pulling back from offering the kinds of co…
Dan Latu
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Housing market views are being reshaped by climate risks as floods, fires and extreme weather pile up
More than 80% of house hunters take at least one climate risk into consideration when searching for…
Filip De Mott
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The housing affordability crisis has boosted migration to areas vulnerable to floods, wildfires, and extreme heat
Net migration into counties with flood risk was 384,000 in 2021 and 2022, up 103% from the 2019-202…
Filip De Mott
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An Iowa nonprofit suffered nearly $1 million in flood damages. The woman who runs it shares the long road to recovery.
Flooding is the most frequent and costliest type of natural disaster in the US. A changing climate …
Jacob Zinkula
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As the climate crisis intensifies, insurers will likely reshape where people live — leaving desperate homeowners in the lurch
As private insurers exit high-risk states such as California, homeowners will be forced to buy pric…
Catherine Boudreau,Dan Latu
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I'm fleeing Florida after almost 40 years because 'Rolls Royces, Range Rovers and Maseratis took over' and my home insurance skyrocketed
One longtime resident said he's moving because of climbing property taxes, unaffordable insurance, …
Kelsey Neubauer
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An Airbnb host whose SF duplex was flooded by a guest says she only got enough compensation to 'make a difference' after posting on X
Erika Gemzer said an Airbnb guest flooded her San Francisco home and she faced a lengthy battle wit…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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MSMEs run on promoter’s savings and need insurance as much as other businesses
The Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been contributing significantly to the country’s…
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My monthly mortgage went up $1,000 after my Florida home was put in a flood zone. I'd leave the state but my wife's business is here.
Former baseball player Danny Collins' Hobe Sound, Florida, home was rezoned as part of FEMA's new f…
Dan Latu
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The EU is going after Russia's global oil sales by cracking down on anyone from insurers to ship owners, report says
Draft legislation suggests any European tanker or company could be banned from shipping or insuring…
Amanda Cooper
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People are fleeing Arizona's heat for upstate New York and Florida's flooding for North Carolina. Have you moved over climate concerns?
Nearly 30 million Americans moved last year and some are citing the climate crisis as their reasoni…
Dan Latu
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People buying homes on Florida's flood-prone coasts will likely have trouble selling in the future, Redfin CEO said
Florida homeowners in flood-prone areas face difficulty selling their house to regular buyers. Real…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Black homeowners in Houston say they're still patching up holes in their floors nearly five years after Hurricane Harvey
After hurricane Harvey, paperwork requirements and other rules made many Black homeowners in Housto…
DeArbea Walker
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US housing could see a 2008-style correction as rising flood risk means 20% of the market could be mispriced, 'Big Short' investor says
The housing market could be overvalued by $200 billion as flood risks put the housing market at ris…