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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 12h

Read the story from Central Florida Public Media: www.cfpublic.org/environment/...

Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 12h

“I smile, because if you don't smile, you cry,” Venables said. “It's been absolutely horrific financially for us; pretty much broken us.”

“People won't always want to come and buy a house that's flooded. We realize that. So our market's smaller,” Claire Venables said.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 12h

One year after making landfall as a Category 3 storm, Hurricane Milton continues to impact lives in Central Florida. In Volusia County, which experienced over 15 inches of rain from the storm, some residents are still working towards recovery.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 12h

FL RESIDENTS STILL RECOVERING ONE YEAR AFTER HURRICANE MILTON

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 16h

More from CBS News: www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...

Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 16h

"Which just shows that these FAIR Plans are not fulfilling their mandate or are reflecting the fact that they're public policy but instead are for, and by, private insurers, basically."

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 16h

"In the case of California, we found that 100 percent of the representatives that have voting power in the governing committee of CA's FAIR Plan were industry executives or company representatives," said Institute Fellow Isabel Penaranda Currie.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 16h

In Clayton, California, 215 homeowners have been dropped by their insurance providers and relegated to the California FAIR Plan. This plan, intended for high-risk properties, only covers fire damage and costs thousands of dollars more than private insurance.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 16h

BAY AREA RESIDENTS FACE CA FAIR PLAN AS RATE HIKE LOOMS

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

Read the Capital and Main story: capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...

Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

At the same time, many insurers are pouring money into the very fossil fuel projects driving those risks, deepening the crisis they claim to insure against.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

Coastal residents are bearing the brunt of environmental damage and escalating climate risks that are sending insurance costs soaring.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

LOUISIANA RESIDENTS FRUSTRATED OVER INSURER RATE HIKES AND FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENTS

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

Lizzy Price, spokesperson for the Insurance Fairness Project: “Governor DeSantis’ refusal to fix a broken system shows just how far state leaders will go to protect insurance companies instead of Florida families.”

Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

Recent coverage:

E&E News / ClimateWire: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Weiss Ratings: finance.weissratings.com/media/wri/PD...

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

Troublingly, DeSantis defended his past rollbacks of legal protections for policyholders (“tort reform”) and praised GOP lawmakers for refusing to revisit the issue despite data demonstrating that FL’s tort reform is backfiring – and not solving the insurance crisis.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

New reporting from E&E News: FL Gov. Ron DeSantis told a crowd of insurance industry executives that he does not expect the Legislature to make “any significant changes” to insurance policy in 2026 – shutting the door on consumer relief.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 1d

FL INSURANCE CRISIS PERSISTS AS DESANTIS DOUBLES DOWN

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 4d

Read the full report: www.insurancefairnessproject.com/press/texas-...

Additional coverage from Fox 26 Houston: www.fox26houston.com/news/report-...

Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 4d

As climate-driven disasters intensify and the insurance system continues to unravel, a growing number of Americans are being left dangerously exposed.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 4d

New report from the Insurance Fairness Project (that’s us!) details how the ongoing insurance crisis worsened the impact of the July 4th Texas floods.

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 4d

HOW THE INSURANCE CRISIS EXACERBATED THE JULY 4TH TX DISASTER

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 6d

Insurance Fairness Project spokesperson Lizzy Price told Newsweek: “Policyholders consistently pay into insurance plans, expecting their claims to be honored during emergencies. Legislators must rectify this flawed system and address the root causes of the insurance crisis."

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Insurance Fairness Project @insurancefairness.bsky.social · 6d

"Any system where an insurer wins over 90 percent of the time is a system that ignores the well-being of homeowners,” Mekedas Belayneh, policy advocate at nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen, told Newsweek.

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