Homeowners could see insurance premiums jump another 16% over the next two years due to an uptick in natural disasters and rebuilding costs. The average homeowner insurance premium is expected to rise 8% in 2026, followed by another 8% in 2027, real estate analytics firm Cotality projected at an annual real estate conference. Cotality's chief data and analytics officer, John Rogers, explained that these premiums have been "rising dramatically" over the last few years, with some areas seeing double-digit growth...

These houses are in areas increasingly prone to natural disasters like wildfires or hurricanes. Private insurance wouldn't cover them, so they are covered under insurance plans of last resort, known as FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) plans. In 2020, approximately 222,000 homes in California were covered by FAIR plans. That number increased by just over 100,000 from 2020 to 2023. Increasing about 46% in just three years. Over the same short period, 24 private insurers have stopped covering fire risk in California, a 10% drop...

Insurance premiums are rising fast in parts of the United States most exposed to climate-related disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. New research shows that, as insurance has sharply pushed up the cost of owning a home, the price shock is starting to reverberate through the broader real estate market. In Jefferson Parish (La.), home insurance accounts for 27 percent, on average, of total home payments, which also includes the mortgage and property taxes...

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