A clear majority of people in each region of the U.S. consider at least one type of adverse climate event when shopping for a new home, be it floods, fires, or hurricanes.
Read More »Insuring the American Homeowner in 2023
A new report from Insurify projects that home insurance premiums are expected to rise 9% in 2023, led by issues with the nation's supply chain and climate change.
Read More »Collaboration Between Professor and Students Take on Mortgage Climate Risk
Professor Clifford Rossi called the project "the finest student presentation on a highly technical subject I have ever been involved with."
Read More »Study: Homes in Snowiest States Cost Nearly $57,000 More
A new study from LendingTree found that median-priced homes in the states with the most snow are more expensive, on average, than median-priced homes in the states with the least snow. Here are the full findings.
Read More »Southern Regions Experience Surge in Migration
A recent survey from CraftJack showed that 1 in 5 Americans moved in 2021 following the onset of the pandemic. New data reveals that the South is seeing the greatest increase in migration, while the Northeast is losing the highest share of residents.
Read More »$29B in Claims Denied After Severe Storms
Over the last five years, nearly $30 billion in storm and disaster related claims were not paid out by insurers, a number expected to rise as climate-related disasters become more common.
Read More »Government Regulators Make Progress in Addressing Climate-Related Risks
A brand-new scorecard, researched and released by Ceres, shows that federal financial regulators are taking numerous and broad steps to tackle the financial risks of climate change, as outlined by the Biden Administration, in a “clear sign” of regulatory process ...
Read More »Natural Disasters are Pushing Up Insurance Rates
Natural disasters occurred in every state over the course of 2020 in the tunes of thousands of these events sprinkled across the states. While one would expect California or Florida to lead in the amount of natural disasters that occur every year, though in reality the states with the highest ...
Read More »HUD Releases Climate Adaptation Plan
As part of the President's plan to confront the changing climate, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a plan on how it can adapt to a world with a changing climate and to ensure that its ...
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