May 08 2024 15 mins 1
As climate issues mount, residents face escalating property insurance costs and, in some cases, difficulty obtaining coverage at all, which threatens to hurt the economy and curtail tax collections.
Guests: Bola Kushimo, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Ratings and Denise Rappmund, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings
Host: Nick Samuels, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Ratings
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For more, listen to our Focus on Finance episode: US homeowners insurers raise prices as inflation and weather-related losses take a toll
