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Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates

The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.

By Dana Drugmand

A jogger makes their way across a snowy street after a winter storm hit Seattle on Feb. 13, 2021. Credit: David Ryder/Getty Images
Okeechobee Mayor Dowling Watford stands in front of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee in May. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

In the Midst of Florida’s Insurance Crisis, What Recourse Do Residents Have?

By Amy Green

Once billed as the Chicago of the South, Okeechobee, never experienced the booming growth and development that has transformed Florida’s coasts. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

Florida’s Home Insurance Crisis Hits Hardest in Some of the State’s Poorest Counties

By Amy Green, Peter Aldhous

A family salvages belongings in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 30, 2024, in Old Fort, N.C. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

An Insurance Crisis Compounded by Climate Change Threatens the Broader U.S. Economy

By Lisa Sorg

Firefighters with the North Fork Fire Protection District add water to burned townhomes on Jan. 1, 2022 after the Marshall Fire swept through Superior, Colo. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Insurance Insiders Say Regulation and Mitigation Can Keep the Industry from Retreating in Colorado

By Tim Drugan

A view of the damage left in Chauvin, Louisiana, after Hurricane Ida hit the state in 2021. Louisiana homeowners may have a harder time holding onto their private insurance after the state Legislature made it easier for insurers to cancel policies. Credit: Rachel Mipro/Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana’s ‘Business-Friendly’ Climate Response: Canceled Home Insurance Plans

By Terry L. Jones, Floodlight

A neighborhood remains flooded after Hurricane Ian on Sept. 29, 2022 in Orlando, Fla. Credit: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images

In Florida, Skyrocketing Insurance Rates Test Resolve of Homeowners in Risky Areas

By Amy Green

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