OPINION

Can insurance come to our climate rescue?

Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/06/2023

» California's fall from grace has been steep and swift, and now even the insurance companies are pulling out. The two biggest American home insurance companies, State Farm and Allstate, announced last week that they will stop selling insurance policies to Californians. Why? Climate change-related wildfires are making it too risky to insure Californian houses.