Climate Risk, Crashing Markets: The Insurance Crisis Threatening the U.S. Economy

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U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, host a spotlight hearing to examine how climate change is making homeowners’ insurance both more expensive and harder to obtain. The crisis is already costing families in Florida, Texas, & North Carolina. Without action, the economic fallout could ripple nationwide.