2025 Saw Relatively Fewer Natural Disasters. Will You Get a Break on Home Insurance?
NPR examines whether a quieter 2025 disaster season will translate into premium relief, finding that insurers remain reluctant to cut rates given mounting long-term climate losses that have exceeded $100B annually four of the past five years.
The Homeowners Insurance Crisis Is Now a Mortgage Crisis. A Federal Fix Is Being Proposed
Mortgage professionals report that climate-driven insurance costs are now routinely collapsing purchase deals and inflating PITI payments by hundreds of dollars monthly, prompting calls for the federal 'US Re' reinsurer proposal.
Plans to Scale Back Biden's Climate Law still on Latta's Agenda
House Republican Rep. Bob Latta claims his focus is on ensuring a balanced, future-focused energy policy, balancing economic needs and political realities while meauring potential approaches to Inflation Reduction Act rollbacks.
Senators seek answers on EPA effort to claw back $20 billion in climate funds
Brookings investigates why homeowners’ insurance premiums are rising, what role climate change is playing, and how policymakers might respond.