Coastal Resiliency Initiative
Addressing the availability and affordability of coastal wind insurance
The Travelers Institute is working to raise awareness about improving coastal resiliency to better protect and insure coastal regions. The stakes are high and growing ever higher.
Through a national symposium series, and private and public sector collaboration, we’re identifying strategies to address the availability and affordability of coastal windstorm insurance.
Featured publications
The Travelers Coastal Wind Zone Plan
To address the crisis of availability and affordability of coastal wind insurance for homeowners, Travelers developed the Coastal Wind Zone Plan, a comprehensive, private market approach to insuring the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
Resilient Coasts: A Blueprint for Action
A first-of-its-kind collaboration of private and public sector groups to find public policy and private market solutions to better protect coastal communities from rising sea levels and other potentially damaging consequences of climate change.
Event highlights
Our national symposium series
Our coastal challenges symposium series brought together businesses, government officials and community leaders to identify strategies to explore:
- Availability and affordability of coastal windstorm insurance along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
- Improving coastal resiliency
- Building resilient communities
- Disaster mitigation
News
Insurer proposes hurricane rate regulation change
Associated Press
SC symposium focuses on climate change risk
Associated Press
Travelers to begin writing fortified homes on US coasts
BestWire