Historic fires and floods are wreaking havoc in insurance markets
Publisher |
USA TODAY
Wondery
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Sep 10, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:13:18

In the course of just one month, deadly wildfires in Hawaii and an historic hurricane in Florida caused billions of dollars of damage, bringing an awareness of insurance risks to the forefront of homeowners’ concerns. As insurers reassess their risk exposure due to worsening climate events, some are choosing to leave certain markets altogether, making insurance affordability a very serious issue. What’s the solution? Ed Richards, a law professor at Louisiana State University who specializes in Administrative Law, joins 5 Things to discuss how the federal and commercial insurance industries are evolving to adapt to new risks.

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Insurance companies and homeowners are grappling with the effect of historic fires and floods on insurance markets.

In the course of just one month, deadly wildfires in Hawaii and an historic hurricane in Florida caused billions of dollars of damage, bringing an awareness of insurance risks to the forefront of homeowners’ concerns. As insurers reassess their risk exposure due to worsening climate events, some are choosing to leave certain markets altogether, making insurance affordability a very serious issue. What’s the solution? Ed Richards, a law professor at Louisiana State University who specializes in Administrative Law, joins 5 Things to discuss how the federal and commercial insurance industries are evolving to adapt to new risks.

Episode Transcript available here

Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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