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U.S. Financial Services Leaders Support Principles for Low-Carbon Transition
U.S. financial services leaders have stated their support in principle for a U.S. transition to a low-carbon economy.
The support comes following the release of the Principles for a U.S. Transition to a Sustainable Low-Carbon Economy by the U.S. Climate Finance Working Group.
The group is comprised of 11 financial services trade associations that have come together around climate and sustainability topics relevant to their respective areas of the financial services industry and the broader corporate sector.
Working Group members include: American Bankers Association; Bank Policy Institute; Financial Services Forum; Institute of International Bankers; Institute of International Finance; Investment Company Institute; and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
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Florida Consumers ‘Flabbergasted’ as Property Insurers Push for Double-Digit Rate Hikes By Suzanne Barlyn | February 17, 2021
Florida property insurers are jacking up rates by double-digit percentages, blaming the hikes on lingering damage from past hurricanes, a wave of litigation, and a law that encourages lawyers to sue by allowing courts to award them big fees.
The rate increases in Florida, the third-largest property insurance market among U.S. states, are the highest in memory, according to some insurance agents and residents. One danger, they say, is that the new rates could make owning a home in Florida unaffordable.
“I was flabbergasted,” said Karlos Horn, a 35-year-old law student who owns a four-bedroom, single-family home in Hendry County, Florida. He said his premium doubled to $200 per month last August.
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