You may not be on the coast, but you could be helping cover the insurance cost

11/22/23 • 38 min

This week we dive into the precarious situation of insuring homes along the coast and the impact on every homeowner in North Carolina.

As more storms and stronger storms impact our state, it’s having and will continue to have profound impacts on the future of insurance and how much you pay. What are state, insurance industry and other leaders doing to ensure we call all afford our homes and insurance? Do people across the state help subsidize the high cost of coastal insurance?

Industry expert Joe Stewart, a long time well-known name in North Carolina politics, joins host Tim Boyum to break it all down.

This week we dive into the precarious situation of insuring homes along the coast and the impact on every homeowner in North Carolina.

Industry expert Joe Stewart, a long time well-known name in North Carolina politics, joins host Tim Boyum to break it all down.

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