America’s roofs face a triple threat of climate change, soaring insurance prices and a political regime doing everything it can to make both problems worse.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-26/your-roof-is-ground-zero-of-the-insurance-crisis?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDUyODU2NiwiZXhwIjoxNzc1MTMzMzY2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQ0k1NjRLSUpIQTcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxMkE1QzVFRUNERDg0NUJEQjVFOTM1MUE0Mzk4QTAxNCJ9.Niz_lFPikwh02AJ-61D-dU3PaXD4klGoz4K-72NCwvA
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From Bloomberg Opinion (gift link above):
“A house gives its owner at least two big things: wealth and the ability to sleep indoors. A roof makes both possible. When the roof goes, the home’s value evaporates and it becomes a campsite with walls.
“It is thus alarming that America’s roofs face a triple threat from a hotter, more dangerous climate, soaring insurance premiums and a political regime doing everything it can to make both problems worse. Trillions of dollars in housing wealth is on the line.”