Hurricane Ian deepens Florida's insurance industry crisis

Published October 3, 2022 at 1:11 PM EDT

Florida State University associate professor Charles Nyce joins Here & Now‘s Scott Tong to discuss why, even before Hurricane Ian, Floridians were paying some of the highest homeowners insurance rates in the country, and address questions about whether the state-backed insurer will be able to pay out claims after the storm.

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