Protecting America's homes, by advocating for a sustainable and equitable solution to the climate-driven property insurance crisis.
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Hi! Today, we’re launching the Insurance Fairness Project, a new effort to explore solutions for America’s ongoing home insurance crisis. Insurers and politicians are leaving homeowners in the lurch, even as climate disasters hit harder and more frequently than ever.
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FEDERAL CUTS THREATEN WEATHER FORECASTS CRUCIAL TO PREDICTING WILDFIRE
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Much of that forecasting work depends on federal labs like Boulder-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and CIRES, whose funding the Trump administration has already cut or threatened to cut.
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Insurance costs are so high in hurricane-prone Florida that more homeowners than ever are delaying retirement, postponing home maintenance, or making the stark choice to go without insurance entirely.
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The premium spike is sorting neighborhoods by wealth and insurability, pushing affordable housing out of reach, and putting communities at risk of a downward spiral when disaster inevitably hits.
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Last week, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed SB 26-155 into law, creating a statewide program to help homeowners install hail-resistant roofs and reduce damage from increasingly costly storms.
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This bill builds on Colorado's HB 1182, which increased transparency around wildfire risk models and required insurers to account for mitigation efforts when setting rates and underwriting policies.
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KEY INSURANCE AFFORDABILITY SOLUTION: BUILD MORE CLIMATE-RESILIENT HOMES.
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As climate change continues to destabilize property insurance markets, Public Citizen makes the case in a new report for state-backed, insurer-funded grant programs designed to invest in more resilient housing as a bold solution.
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U.S. SENATE REPORT CALLS FOR BOLD ACTION ON THE GROWING HOME INSURANCE CRISIS
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With home insurance premiums are up roughly 45% nationally since 2019, U.S. Senator Tina Smith released a new report examining the nationwide crisis, calling out the role of climate-change-driven extreme weather events, and proposing policy responses.
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The report calls for restoring capacity at key federal agencies and lays out more than two dozen policy paths to lower physical risks, promote resiliency, and increase affordability and access.
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Forecasters are predicting elevated wildfire activity across parts of the Western United States this month due to droughts, higher temperatures, and volatile global fuel management.
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Meanwhile, some California homeowners are discovering that even when they can secure coverage, they may face steep wildfire deductibles that leave them responsible for tens of thousands of dollars in losses before insurance coverage kicks in.
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CLIMATE RISKS CONTINUE TO TEST INSURANCE MARKETS, AND WILL WORSEN INSURANCE GAPS
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A new white paper warns that deepening reliance on private flood insurance could leave more households without affordable coverage as climate risks grow, and that outdated and unreliable FEMA flood maps are contributing to data gaps.
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Meanwhile, new reporting highlights how the loss of wetlands across the United States is removing a critical natural defense against flooding. Continued wetland destruction could increase flood damage and insurance losses.
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EXTREME WEATHER COULD TRIGGER $20 TRILLION IN NEW SPENDING PRESSURES
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Bloomberg Intelligence analysts are warning that worsening climate-fueled disasters could drive nearly $20 trillion in additional costs across the U.S. economy over the next decade.
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