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Survey Finds Home Hunters’ Search Fueled by Climate, Crime and Safety Concerns
House hunters ready to move rank safety and climate risk fears above lower property taxes, family changes and higher-rated schools, according to a new Redfin survey. Nearly one in seven (13.7 ...
Zillow Listings Will Now Highlight 5 Key Climate Risks, Insurance Info
For-sale listings on Zillow will now feature detailed climate risk information for five key categories — flood, wildfire, wind, heat and air quality — along with insurance recommendations, ...
Companies That Ignore Climate Risks Punished by Financial Markets
New data suggests corporate valuation is boosted with proactive climate risk management, according to research by the University of Florida. The study "quantified corporations' exposure to climate ...
SEC Climate Disclosure Rules Temporarily Paused by Federal Appeals Court
A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused new rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requiring public companies to report climate-related risks. The New Orleans-based ...
Governments Increasingly Will Foot Bill for Climate Risks as Insurers Exit: Report
As insurers start to pull out from markets battered by the fallout of climate change, governments are increasingly at risk of having to foot the bill, according to the ...
Americans Are Moving Toward Climate Danger in Search of Cheaper Homes
A midsummer quiz: Let's say you read about an area experiencing blistering heat for weeks on end — heat so hot that in the day, you can't go outside, and at nighttime, ...
State Insurance Regulation of Climate Issues ‘Fragmented’: FIO Report
The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has released a new report analyzing climate-related issues and gaps in U.S. insurance supervision and regulation, saying state regulatory efforts are fragmented and ...
Major Insurers Under Scrutiny by Dems on U.S. Senate Committee
Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee launched an investigation on Friday into major insurers' "support" of new fossil fuel projects, on the heels of an industry retreat from areas prone to ...