“This is not a ‘global financial crisis’ kind of event,” Burt said, noting the total housing market is worth about $45 trillion. “But in the communities where the impacts are happening, it will feel like the Great Recession.”
So: don’t buy a house in a flood or fire prone area or you won’t be able to afford insurance and will suffer a total loss…got it.
Title is a little dramatic.
Oh, again?
I think you meant “still?”
We didn’t reset the board. We punted.
Hah yeah, very true. Turns out that kicking the can down the road doesn’t fix the underlying issues, who woulda thunk?
Hey I’ve seen this episode before
It’s a classic!
It’s kind of a stupid article.
The 1.2 trillion dollar problem exists because insurers fudged their risk calculations to compete with each other, and are blaming climate change as a reason they can’t stay solvent when their risky models fail to keep delivering profits.
The two “points” I see being made are that poor insurers can’t raise rates because nobody wants them to because it’ll slow growth, but also, some states have protections on how quickly rates can be raised, so insurers that raced to the bottom are stuck there. Meh.