The end of insurance: Climate change is destroying homeowners and insurers
Read more at MarketWatch
-
Home insurance explained: Everything homeowners need to know
Learning the basics of home insurance now can make it easier to ensure that your home is fully protected.CBS News - 6d -
Newsom promotes bill to bring interest from fire-related insurance payments to homeowners
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) threw his support Monday behind legislation aimed at guaranteeing that wildfire-impacted homeowners, rather than their lenders, would receive interest earned from ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Want cheaper car insurance? Review this checklist.
These proven tactics can help ensure that you're not paying more than necessary for car insurance.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
10 tips for lowering your home insurance premium
Rising home insurance costs are straining budgets, but there are ways to lower your premium without sacrificing protection.CBS News - 5d -
Is full coverage car insurance necessary? Pros and cons drivers should know
Dropping comprehensive and collision coverage can cut costs — but is it an option for you? And should you do it?CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Man charged with health insurance CEO murder to accept $300,000 in donations
Lawyer says 26-year-old accused ‘very much appreciates the outpouring of support’ on fundraising platform. The man charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in December plans to accept more ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are disrupting the crop, affecting both the quantity and quality of beans — and ...CBS News - 6d -
Who gets to rebuild? Los Angeles fires expose the weakness of U.S. home insurance.
Americans are being forced to reckon with the ‘new normal’ of climate change. Now what?MarketWatch - Feb. 8 -
Travelers expects $1.7 billion insured loss from the California wildfires. Analysts still expect a profit.
Travelers’ CFO said the outbreak of wildfires were “a big event” for the insurance industry.MarketWatch - Feb. 11 -
Do you have enough insurance if a natural disaster strikes? Here's what to know about coverage.
Thousands of Californians who lost their homes in the devastating wildfires are learning that they're underinsured and won't get compensated for all of their losses. National consumer correspondent ...CBS News - 6d -
CVS shares pop 15% on big earnings beat, even as high medical costs drag down insurance unit
It caps off the first full quarter with David Joyner, a longtime CVS executive, as CEO of the troubled retail drugstore chain.CNBC - 6d -
Insurance Horror Stories Abound! Here Are 7 Tips to Prevent Disaster, From Business Owners Who Learned the Hard Way
Know what you’re working with before a crisis happens, not after.Inc. - 4d -
California Bill Would Force Insurers to Pay Full Coverage Without Requiring Itemization
A proposed new law would release homeowners from the onerous process of listing every object lost in a destroyed home.The New York Times - 4d -
High-cost sickle cell gene therapies push insurers and Medicaid programs to find new payment models
The high cost of sickle cell gene therapies is pushing private insurers and Medicaid programs to develop new payment models.CNBC - 16h -
‘I am pretty much uninsurable’: My 20-year term life insurance is up, but I was diagnosed with throat cancer. Do I renew it?
“I am pretty much uninsurable.”MarketWatch - 6d -
Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change
The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up.Wired - Feb. 8 -
Greens: Climate change ignored in German election TV debate
Yahoo News - Feb. 10 -
Report: Climate change one of five major risks to German security
Yahoo News - 6d -
Climate change is turning Valentine's Day bitter for chocolate lovers
Money can’t buy you love — or as much cocoa as it used to, with adverse weather denting West African crops and chocolatiers adding more fillers like nuts.NBC News - 5d -
Climate Change means more lake effect snow for some first responders
While the planet warms due to climate change, some places might actually get more snow. Scott MacFarlane reports from Lowville, New York, where first responders adapt to heavier lake effect snow.CBS News - 5d -
How climate change puts additional strain on first responders job duties
As winter weather continues to become more severe, first responders are adjusting how to navigate their jobs in the face of climate change.CBS News - 5d -
AI is the future of tech, but its effects on the climate could change everything
Big Tech should act now, in the early days of AI.The Hill - 3d -
Breaking down the trillion-dollar risk posed by climate change
This weekend's flooding in Kentucky is a reminder of nature's power, and how it can be amplified by climate change. According to climate risk modeling company First Street, climate change could ...CBS News - 1d -
Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right
Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century."ABC News - Feb. 10 -
Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time
Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century."ABC News - Feb. 10 -
Australian projects tackling climate change and poverty in Indo-Pacific ‘in limbo’ after Trump halts USAid
China could ‘pick up the slack’ and increase its influence in the region after Doge funding freeze. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Donald Trump’s “chaotic” ...The Guardian - 5d -
‘I don’t know whether it’s sustainable’: climate crisis and TikTok change face of mountain rescue work in Lake District
There may be less snow but the number of callouts has surged, and often involve ill-prepared novice hikers. When Neil Barrow first volunteered with mountain rescue 40 years ago, for weeks on end ...The Guardian - 5d -
Clothes bound for Africa destroyed in fire
Yahoo News - Feb. 9 -
The great climate disconnect
New attempts to prolong the fossil fuel era have come at precisely the wrong timeFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
Are you underinsured? Here's how homeowners can check their coverage.
As many as three-quarters of U.S. homeowners could be underinsured, a significant risk as weather disasters intensify.CBS News - 5d -
The President Is on a Mission to Destroy the ‘Enemy From Within’
It has proved to be the key mobilizing concept underpinning the MAGA movement.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Our soul-destroying wait for daughter's autism diagnosis
The number of children waiting more than a year for neurodivergence assessments in Wales has doubled.BBC News - 6d -
Fire Destroys Ohio Farm Building Holding Thousands of Chickens
The facility in western Ohio was licensed to house about 280,000 young hens raised to lay eggs. The destruction came amid egg shortages linked to an avian influenza outbreak.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
‘Let it rot’: artist says Stroud’s ‘racist’ blackboy clock should be destroyed
Most in Gloucestershire town agree 240-year-old statue should be taken down, but Dan Guthrie argues against preserving it at all. The Stroud-raised artist Dan Guthrie had just come out of a meeting ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Ange Postecoglou wary of ‘destroying’ careers of young Tottenham players
Spurs heavily criticised after thrashing at Liverpool Postecoglou’s side travel to Aston Villa in FA Cup Ange Postecoglou believes he could “destroy” some of his young players’ careers if they ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Philadelphia Eagles destroy Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl
The Philadelphia Eagles deny the Kansas City Chiefs the 'three-peat' as they dominate the Super Bowl in New Orleans with a crushing 40-22 victory.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts
The administration’s war on universities defies rational self-interest.The New York Times - 4d -
Upcoming California Super Bowls Confront Climate Risks
New Orleans’ Super Bowl has wrapped—the Philadelphia Eagles denied the Chiefs their third straight NFL title in a 40-22 win—and the NFL’s big game moves back out west, with the league’s next two ...Yahoo Sports - Feb. 10
More from MarketWatch
-
Trump threatens 25% tariffs on auto, semiconductor, pharmaceutical imports
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will likely impose tariffs of 25% or more on imports of cars, semiconductors and pharmaceutical products.MarketWatch - 3h -
Here’s what Argentina’s president Milei’s crypto scandal could mean for Argentine stocks
Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls after he promoted a little known cryptocurrency libra, which soared and soon plunged. However, it is unlikely to upend Milei’s ...MarketWatch - 4h -
Bumble investors shrug off revamp, shares drop as forecast disappoints
Shares of Bumble Inc. slid after hours on Tuesday after the dating app forecast first-quarter sales that missed Wall Street’s expectations, as it tries to reinvent itself to help users better connect.MarketWatch - 6h -
Dell expected to provide lower guidance next week, but AI servers remain a big bright spot
Here’s why one analyst advises, “Don’t bet against Michael Dell.”MarketWatch - 6h -
Nvidia’s stock is climbing again, and this overlooked reason is helping
Nvidia’s stock has retraced more than 90% of what it lost during the post-DeepSeek dive.MarketWatch - 6h
More in Business
-
UK inflation leaps to higher-than-expected 3% in January
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a January reading of 2.8%.CNBC - 6m -
China’s DeepSeek has taken the world by storm. Here are the brains powering the AI sensation
DeepSeek founder Liang has received the lion's share of media attention in recent weeks as his AI assistant ascended to the top of global app charts.CNBC - 19m -
UK inflation rises to 3% in January
Figure surpasses expectations and highlights challenge for BoEFinancial Times - 23m -
The key to a smartphone free childhood is enforcing 4 'simple' rules, says NYU professor
Jonathan Haidt, author of "The Anxious Generation," says parents feel "powerless" to prevent kids from using smartphones because they're often acting alone.CNBC - 59m -
HSBC sets out scale of cost cuts under new chief’s restructuring plan
UK-based lender reports $2.3bn fourth-quarter profit and says overhaul will cut its annual cost base by $1.5bn from next yearFinancial Times - 1h