When a wildfire engulfed the Canadian oil-sands boomtown of Fort McMurray two years ago, it hit insurance company Aviva PLC out of nowhere. The British firm had been active in Canada since 1835. Its ...

Climate change is causing turbulence in homeowner insurance markets, as a growing number of extreme weather events dramatically drive up costs. This is true for insurers, who are experiencing ...

The Middle East is experiencing a period of intense political and economic turbulence, with several countries in the region embroiled in conflict. These conflicts are taking place against the backdrop ...

Parametric insurance companies like FloodFlash issue rapid payments after disasters by taking out the middleman ...

In 2025—Earth's third warmest year on record—massive fires destroyed entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles, a deadly heatwave killed more than 24,000 in Europe and powerful storms triggered catastrophic ...

Corporate broadcast networks again reduced climate coverage in 2025, marking the third year coverage has declined since the networks' high-water mark of 23 hours of reporting in 2022. A Media Matters ...

Home insurance is a vital safeguard for protecting one of the most valuable assets many people own. However, in recent years, homeowners in climate risk areas have been facing steep increases in their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Climate change often feels distant—something discussed in headlines, not ...

Nearly 200 science faculty from 26 colleges and universities across Iowa endorsed the 15th annual Iowa Climate Statement, which warns of higher insurance costs due to climate change. The scientists ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. Reporters Jessica Meszaros of WUSF and Rachel Cohen of KUNC have ...

Homes once considered safe are now losing value as climate change reshapes real estate markets nationwide. The housing market ...