# Connecticut wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil-fuel projects

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/connecticut-wants-to-penalize-insurers-for-backing-fossil-fuel-projects/
- Published: 2024-03-21T09:00:56-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Jake Bittle. Grist – March 19, 2024. The nation’s insurance industry has gone haywire in recent years amid a succession of floods, fires, and other climate-fueled disasters. These catastrophes have forced carriers to pay out billions in claims, and many have responded by raising premiums in disaster-prone states like Florida and Oregon or leaving certain markets altogether. […] Click here to view original web page at grist.org