Special webinar on extreme weather and rising home insurance

Dear Reader,

The Conversation exists to keep you accurately informed about matters important to you. No matter where you live, you’ve seen the headlines about extreme weather in different parts of the country − or maybe every part of the country. And surely you’ve seen related news, such as the destruction caused by floods, fires and other natural disasters, the money spent to rebuild areas destroyed, and then there’s the uproar over insurance.

Home insurance rates are rising quickly across the U.S., with rates up more than 34% on average since 2017. The reasons are evident in states such as Florida, where a single hurricane can cause over $100 billion in damage. Yet, insurance is rising fast in many other states too. We’re asking two of our expert authors, Andrew Hoffman and Melanie Gall, to explain the arithmetic behind these rising rates, what climate change has to do with it, and what may be coming in your future insurance bills.

We invite you to join us for a webinar hosted by Jennifer Weeks, our Senior Environment and Cities Editor, in which she has a candid conversation with two experts on a topic we all need to know more about.

• What: Weather, insurance − and your wallet

• When: Wednesday, October 9, 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET

• Where: Zoom. Please sign up here

• Who:
  Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Ross School of Business/School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan

  Melanie Gall, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University; Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management Homeland Security
  Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Cities Editor, The Conversation U.S.