Will home insurance disappear in disaster-prone states?

Across the US, more than 40 million homes are at risk from climate-related disasters like wildfires, flooding and damaging winds. Georgia alone got hit with 13 separate billion-dollar events in 2024. As this happens, insurance companies are limiting new home insurance policies in disaster-prone states as they face climbing coverage costs. AJC's Fraser Jones explains how homeowners may or may not be able to adapt. Credits: CBS Sunday Morning | Google Maps | NC DOT | AP | The New York Times | Congressional Budget Office | U.S. Department of The Treasury | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association | First Street | New York Post | CNN | NPR | KSU

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