The lawsuit was filed by the law firm Hagens Berman, including attorney Steve Berman who you may remember from the Exxon Valdez spill litigation, Big Tobacco litigation and Volkswagen emissions scandal litigation.

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71959...

Here's a link to my story on this, in Insurance Insider: www.insuranceinsiderus.com/article/2fn4...

It's of course not the first time oil majors have been sued over climate damages. But it comes at a time when state lawmakers are increasingly calling on insurers to join that fight.

NY, Hawaii, CA lawmakers have all urged insurance cos to file such a case.

The lawsuit was filed by the law firm Hagens Berman, including attorney Steve Berman who you may remember from the Exxon Valdez spill litigation, Big Tobacco litigation and Volkswagen emissions scandal litigation.

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71959...

It's hard to tie all this into a bow. These issues are huge and systemic.

But don't be surprised if insurance comes up again (and again, and again) as affordability continues to dominate political discourse, whether here in NYC or someplace else.

Link: www.insuranceinsiderus.com/article/2fl2...

Climate change, inflation and aging infrastructure concerns impact building insurance regardless of whether its affordable or market rate.

But affordable housing, which has restrictions on revenue, is especially vulnerable to price increases that everyone in the US seems to be experiencing.

I'd suggest there is: Like it or not, insurance plays a major role in getting big projects (like multi-family apartment buildings) funding, and the fact of the matter is insurance is harder to get these days.

I think it's fair to say that insurers skew conservative. Not many insurance executives likely voted for Mamdani.

But I was curious...does that mean they don't have some common interests here?

The database - which shows the US had 14 separate billion-dollar disasters in the first half of 2025 - is available here: www.climatecentral.org

And my story can be found here for subscribers of Insurance Insider: www.insuranceinsiderus.com/article/2fhn...

The database can be found here: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...

And subscribers of Insurance Insider can view my story here: www.insuranceinsiderus.com/article/2fhn...

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