Florida’s Climate Insurance Crisis Injures Rural Communities

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, highlights the growing disparity in Florida’s climate insurance landscape. While much public attention is focused on rising premiums for high-value coastal properties, poorer inland communities like Lake Okeechobee are being quietly devastated by non-renewals and lack of support. McIntyre explains that the wealthy often have leverage to negotiate or influence insurers, while low-income populations are left exposed to worsening storm risks and rising costs. This underscores the socioeconomic divide at the heart of Florida’s climate vulnerability.