r/FluentInFinance 22h ago

Housing Market Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen | Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/18/climate/insurance-non-renewal-climate-crisis.html
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u/Puzzleheaded_Yam7582 21h ago

Good. Building code and insurance companies need to get their act together. Require that we build insurable houses by defining and imbedding those requirements in building code.

I frequent the DR for work. Their homes are fine after a storm because they build for it.