Why are homeowners seeing home insurance premiums increases of up to 70%, as David has? What can you do if your insurer drops you, you get a huge premium increase, or you can no longer afford coverage?
Topics covered include:
What are the primary drivers of home insurance price increasesWhy these increases don't show up in the U.S. consumer price indexHow the reinsurance market works and why reinsurers are passing on 50% premium increases to property and casualty insurers.What percentage of home insurers self-insureWhat else can homeowners do
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Show Notes
Home Insurance Is Clobbering Consumers. Yet It’s Barely Counted in Inflation. by Jeanna Smialek—The New York Times
NIPA Handbook: Concepts and Methods of the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts: Chapter 5: Personal Consumption Expenditures—Bureau of Economic Analysis
The crippling home insurance crisis hitting America by Rana Forhoohar—The Financial Times
The Hidden Driver of Soaring Home Insurance Costs by Jean Eaglesham—The Wall Street Journal
When Disaster Strikes: Preparing for Climate Change by Seán Nolan and Krishna Srinivasan—IMF Blog
Home insurance was once a ‘must.’ Now more homeowners are going without. by Patrick Cooley—The Washington Post
Homeowners Perception of Weather Risks 2023 Q2 Consumer Survey—Insurance Information Institute
Insurance Companies Feeling the Pressure in Iowa and the Midwest by Jerry Theodorou—Insurance Journal
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