Why insurance companies are pulling out of California and Florida, and how to fix some of the underlying problems
Insurers have been retreating from high-risk, high-loss markets for years after catastrophic events.
Tag: National Flood Insurance Program
Florida joins fight over flood insurance revamp; carbon set to be stored underground in state
Florida has joined nine other states in a federal lawsuit challenging an overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Climate change could spur severe economic losses, Biden administration says
This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. By Zoya Teirstein, Grist Climate change is generating ...
To ease the state’s insurance woes and improve access to beaches, Florida governments should buy damaged beachfront properties
By Robert F. Sanchez, Right to the Point On an island a few miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, you’ll ...
Hurricane Ian is the poster child for the coming climate clash
By Eugene Linden Gov. Ron DeSantis called Hurricane Ian a “once-in-500-years event.” If only. Floridians could then rebuild after Ian ...
FEMA flood insurance rates show little or no increase for Florida policyholders
By Lisa Miller April 1st marks the final rollout of the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new rate changes, and ...
Amanda Bryant: FEMA is using more sophisticated risk modeling to determine pricing for flood insurance – so rates are going up
An interview with Amanda Bryant, National Flood Insurance LLC As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which ...
Big changes to the National Flood Insurance Program are going to mean higher premiums for most Floridians
By Shana Udvardy, Union of Concerned Scientists If you’re a homeowner or thinking of buying a home in Florida, you ...
The National Flood Insurance Program soon will start using a new risk-assessment method
By Amanda Bryant, Associate in National Flood Insurance The National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new rating methodology, Risk Rating 2.0, ...
“America has a ‘resilience deficit’; Will FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 help or hurt?
By: Albert J. Slap, President, Coastal Risk Consulting The U.S. sustained 298 weather and climate disasters since 1980, where overall ...
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