Chuck Schumer Stalls Climate Overhaul of Flood Insurance Program
The Senate leader is objecting to a plan that would raise costs for some of his constituents by bringing flood insurance rates in line with...
The Future of Climate Change Risk Regulation for Insurers in America?
In the few short weeks since our last report on climate change and the US insurance industry, the volume of climate change news has been extraordinarily high....
Flood risk is growing for US homeowners due to climate change. Current insurance rates greatly underestimate the threat, a new report finds
Wildfires and hurricane-force winds produce stunning videos and headlines, but flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States.
Insurance Industry Pulling Plug on Fossil Fuels
Nothing happens in the Economy without insurance. Could the insurance industry be a driver of climate action? More on this in upcoming Yale Climate Connections...
Homeowners And Insurance Companies Will Grapple With Climate Change In 2021
After a 2020 filled with hurricanes and wildfires, this year could be the moment when the U.S. insurance industry finally grapples with climate change. Who...
Andy Hoffman: Insurance Industry as Change Agent on Climate
More from University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor Andy Hoffman – this time on the insurance industry’s response to climate change, and industry’s...
Insurance for when FEMA fails
Hit by more disasters, cities and local governments are taking on new policies to fill the gaps left by Washington. But are they getting a...
Millions of Homeowners Who Need Flood Insurance Don’t Know It — Thanks to FEMA
When Michael Wilson was in the process of buying a brick bungalow on Chicago’s South Side in October 2018, he thought he had been diligent...