uninsurable
adjective
un·in·sur·able
ˌən-in-ˈshu̇r-ə-bəl 
-ˈshər-
: not suitable or eligible to be insured : not insurable
an uninsurable risk
Some cars souped up with customized engines and suspensions may be uninsurable through standard policies.—
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Best of The Bee: Former insurance commissioner warns state agency about California’s ‘uninsurable future,’ via Stephen Hobbs.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Climate change is to thank for the rising cost in homeowners insurance premiums—and for making homes across the U.S. completely uninsurable, experts agree.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
Plus, insurance companies are leaving homeowners stranded without policies, the current housing stock is aging, and new developments cannot get started for a whole host of reasons, including being located in uninsurable locations.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
And with climate change leading to ever more such catastrophes, one consequence is that homeowners in at-risk coastal regions in the U.S. and elsewhere are now left with homes that are uninsurable.
—Bypeter Vanham, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
The increase in insurance premiums for at-risk assets is already evident, and recent events, such as Farmers Insurance discontinuing policies as a whole in Florida due to more frequent disasters, indicate that other insurers may follow suit, deeming certain climate risks uninsurable.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 16 July 2023
The fear is that more areas could become uninsurable.
—Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
And while there are increasingly uninsurable places in all 50 states, experts view California, Florida and Louisiana as the three major hotspots where the pool of uninsured homeowners is growing – in part due to larger disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023
The spread of uninsurable places Uninsurable places are growing across all 50 states, experts said, but that’s especially true in California, Florida and Louisiana, which have larger and more frequent disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 June 2023
Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Climate change is to thank for the rising cost in homeowners insurance premiums—and for making homes across the U.S. completely uninsurable, experts agree.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
Plus, insurance companies are leaving homeowners stranded without policies, the current housing stock is aging, and new developments cannot get started for a whole host of reasons, including being located in uninsurable locations.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
And with climate change leading to ever more such catastrophes, one consequence is that homeowners in at-risk coastal regions in the U.S. and elsewhere are now left with homes that are uninsurable.
—Bypeter Vanham, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
The increase in insurance premiums for at-risk assets is already evident, and recent events, such as Farmers Insurance discontinuing policies as a whole in Florida due to more frequent disasters, indicate that other insurers may follow suit, deeming certain climate risks uninsurable.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 16 July 2023
The fear is that more areas could become uninsurable.
—Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
And while there are increasingly uninsurable places in all 50 states, experts view California, Florida and Louisiana as the three major hotspots where the pool of uninsured homeowners is growing – in part due to larger disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023
The spread of uninsurable places Uninsurable places are growing across all 50 states, experts said, but that’s especially true in California, Florida and Louisiana, which have larger and more frequent disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 June 2023
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