Curbing the Insurance Spiral 3-Part Series: Session 3

Rising insurance premiums and shrinking or unavailable coverage are increasingly threatening the financial stability of affordable housing owners and operators nationwide. For multifamily providers, insurance costs now outpace revenue growth, forcing difficult tradeoffs that accelerate the risk of losing quality affordable homes across the country. This 3-part webinar series will examine the crisis and highlight practical, near-term and long-term solutions at the organizational, portfolio, and policy levels.

The third and final session of this 3-part series will explore:

• Federal policy solutions and resources that promote transparency and regulatory flexibility, including potential federal backstop strategies to address shrinking insurance availability and rising affordability challenges
• State-level approaches to addressing catastrophe-driven insurance market disruptions, including coverage availability, premium increases, and tort reform
• Owner and state regulator perspectives highlighting potential collaborative strategies and policy solutions to address insurance market challenges affecting the affordable housing sector