California use to only allow a max of 7% increase a year on homeowners insurance… and only base premiums on past payouts on a property. Not anymore. “California will let insurance companies consider climate change when setting their prices, the state’s chief regulator announced Thursday, a move aimed at preventing insurers from fleeing the state […]
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California Homeowners Insurance Consider Climate Change Prices
Posted in Business, Environment, Global Warming
Also tagged climate change, extreme weather events, flood insurance, flooding, homeowners insurance, real estate, rising sea level, wildfires
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Climate Change: Insurance Risk
The 9th National Risk Assessment for Homeowners Insurance found climate risks place 39 million U.S. homes at risk of losing their insurance. “Sound pricing is going to make it unaffordable to live in certain places as climate impacts emerge.” “There’s this climate insurance bubble out there,” said Jeremy Porter, the head of climate implications at […]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Environment, Global Warming, Government, health and wellness, Science
Also tagged climate change, extreme weather events, flood insurance, flooding, homeowners insurance, real estate, rising sea level, wildfires
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Green Energy Storage: The Sand Battery
by Daniel Brouse One of the main problems with solar and wind energy is storage. They are great for making electricity when the sun is out or the wind is blowing, but how can you store energy for dark windless nights in the cold of winter of the heat of summer? Neither lead acid nor […]
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Also tagged alternative energy, batteries, climate change, solar
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