The Possible Collapse of the U.S. Home Insurance System

Across the United States, more frequent extreme weather is
starting to cause the home insurance market to buckle, even for
those who have paid their premiums dutifully year after year.


Christopher Flavelle, a climate reporter, discusses a Times
investigation into one of the most consequential effects of the
changes.


Guest: Christopher Flavelle, a climate change reporter for The
New York Times.


Background reading: 


As American insurers bleed cash from climate shocks,
homeowners lose.

See how the home insurance crunch affects the market in each
state.

Here are four takeaways from The Times’s investigation.



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