Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Climate change often feels distant—something discussed in headlines, not ...

As climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of natural disasters across Europe, the gap between insured and total economic losses—known as the natural catastrophe insurance protection gap ...

Climate risk is no longer theoretical—it’s disrupting global financial systems in real time. Last year alone, weather-related disasters caused more than $368 billion in global economic losses, marking ...

Premiums “have gone through the roof” and insurers have been leaving the state as the costs of disasters soar amid worsening extreme weather.

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. In the wake of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in January 2025, the effect of climate change on the ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath convened a statewide climate-risk insurance summit with the British Consulate-General Los Angeles to develop wildfire resilience solutions for ...

Some roll the dice, hoping the next natural disaster skips their property. That risk, however, turns every storm season into a gamble, one that can have life-altering consequences if luck runs out.

Home insurance is a vital safeguard for protecting one of the most valuable assets many people own. However, in recent years, homeowners in climate risk areas have been facing steep increases in their ...

Climate change is driving a sharp rise in rental property insurance premiums, putting pressure on landlords’ margins and long ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Weeks after wildfires burned more than 16,000 ...