Ecuador has contracted its first parametric agricultural insurance policies, benefitting up to 10,000 people in smallholder rice and maize farming ...

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At present, climate damages are largely socialized. Households pay through higher premiums and uncovered losses. Governments pay through disaster relief and infrastructure repair. Meanwhile, the firms ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Weeks after wildfires burned more than 16,000 ...

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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 ...

Connecticut residents and businesses can now assess their property’s vulnerability to floods, wildfires, hurricane winds and extreme heat using a free online mapping tool launched Monday by Gov. Ned ...

New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties are among the most at-risk in North Carolina due to converging climate risks and insurance market stress. Home insurance premiums in these counties are ...

In the housing market, homeowners insurance has become the embodiment of the effects of climate change. Over the past several years, more frequent and more expensive severe weather events have ...