After Tony Dunn lost his home in a California wildfire, he moved to mountainous North Carolina to avoid more climate ...

To add insult to injury, those rates go even higher if you make a claim – as much as 25% if you claim a total loss of your home. Just a decade ago, few insurance companies had a comprehensive strategy ...

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The headlines are relentless, loudly proclaiming that ­climate-fueled extreme weather has caused an insurance crisis, reflected in dramatic rate increases for homeowners and businesses. Some warn that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Climate change often feels distant—something discussed in headlines, not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a saying that to get someone to pay attention to climate change, put a price on it. Rising insurance costs are doing just ...

As the wildfires in Los Angeles tear through hillsides, raze neighborhoods and displace residents, it's too early to know how vast the destruction will be when the last of the flames is put out.

Climate change is beginning to reshape the housing market in North Carolina. A new national study projects that more than two-thirds of counties in the state could see home values drop in the coming ...

Most Canadians accept that severe weather could damage their homes, yet only a minority are investing in protection ...

In thousands of U.S. towns and cities, worsening climate threats — largely due to fossil fuels — trap cities in a paradox. Big cities like Houston and Tampa, Fla., and smaller ones like Port Arthur, ...