What will insurance companies do following changes in the climate?

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The droves of Americans moving out west and to Gulf Coast states are putting themselves at risk of becoming uninsurable. Presented by Deloitte ad

More extreme wildfires, hurricanes, and other climate-fueled disasters combined with the rising costs of building materials are straining property-insurance providers in California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas — with some companies pulling out of some states altogether.

Both Colorado and California have battled record-breaking blazes and billions of dollars in losses in recent years. Many ofoccurred in the last five years and Colorado's most destructive wildfire was in 2021. That's the case in Florida, where the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is now the top underwriter as private companies flee the market, said Mark Friedlander, spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute.

 

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