Beyond the Buildings

Prevention isn't popular, but it's good policy

Beyond the Buildings

Show Notes

The home insurance industry’s foundations are shifting. Even with major leaps in property data and analytics, a perfect storm of more frequent natural disasters, escalating litigation costs, and market pressures is leaving homeowners and developers increasingly exposed to risk. - There is a fault line straining the insurance industry which could trigger a housing shock with echoes of the last financial crisis. - The traditional insurance model is struggling to adapt to a new era of escalating risks, highlighting the need for a more proactive, collaborative approach. - Having federal programs that can standardize incentive community level resilience measures that can support individual stability will prove to be a cost savings long term.

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