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Hurricane Debby Is Fading; Florida’s Hellish Insurance Crisis Isn’t

As Debby lurches up the East Coast—depositing heavy rains as far north as Vermont—Floridians continue to grapple with a storm whose effects won’t be leaving them anytime soon. Worsening weather has meant bigger payouts in Florida and also led to a dramatic, global rise in the cost of reinsurance—essentially, insurance for insurers, the cost of which companies pass on to their customers.

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Your Flood Insurance Premium Will Probably Rise. Climate Change And Coastal Development Are To Blame

The NFIP owes more than $20 billion, money it’s had to borrow, for the most part, over the past 15 years amid intensifying floods and a proliferation of coastal development. Now FEMA, which administers the NFIP, has a plan to stabilize the program by a new rating system called Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE

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