About this episode
The episode discusses the turmoil in the U.S. home insurance industry due to the underestimated risks of climate change and its associated natural disasters.
The U.S. home insurance industry is in turmoil. For years it has underestimated the risks posed by climate change intensified storms, wildfires, and other natural disasters. The increased costs associated with rising sea levels, powerful hurricanes, drenching rainstorms, massive wildfires, and more have pushed insurers to the limit. According to the director of the Climate […]
Topics covered
- insurance
- climate change
- natural disasters
- wildfires
- hurricanes
- risk management
Keywords
- home insurance
- climate change
- natural disasters
- wildfires
- hurricanes
- insurance industry
- risk assessment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. home insurance industry
Places: U.S.
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