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Is the world becoming uninsurable?

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404mm ◴[] No.42739648[source]
I live in North Texas, and I see a similar pattern in home and car insurance as well. Our main local threat is hail. Well, and the tornadoes, but while very destructive, tornadoes create fairly geographically limited damage. Hail can cover whole cities at a time.

Car insurance became quite expensive. My premium is about $2,200 / 6mo (no accidents, no speeding, no claims in about 10 years) for two cars and two drivers. For some reason, 80% of people choose to park outside while they have a 2-car garage available. Usually packed with crap. They find it easier to have their cars totaled every 4-6 years.

For home insurance, my policy is almost $4,800/yr now! While making some coverage adjustments, I noticed that my insurance company no longer offers a choice of lower deductibles for hail/wind. It’s a fixed percentage relative to my property value, currently showing as nearly $15k as the cheapest option. That’s more than 50% of the replacement cost! (I know that because I had my roof replaced twice in the last 10 years.)

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surajrmal ◴[] No.42740535[source]
Do you own higher end vehicles or possibly an EV? Or you're seeing those sorts of rates with something like a Honda Accord?
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404mm ◴[] No.42743068[source]
1yo and 3yo “technically” luxury brands. But the car values combined is under $100k
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bgnn ◴[] No.42744198[source]
wow 100k for 2 cars. that's expensive.
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1. willis936 ◴[] No.42745255[source]
Is it? It sounds more like the mean.

https://www.kbb.com/car-news/average-new-car-price-flirting-...