Disasters and Emergencies – Page 7

Home Insurance Is Clobbering Consumers. Yet It’s Barely Counted as Inflation.

Skyrocketing premiums are hitting homeowners hard, but they barely factor into common price measures.

By Jeanna Smialek

One company is going to great lengths to build it up, but it will be years before it returns to the minimum level.

By Stephanie Nolen

Farmers of fruits and vegetables say coverage has become unavailable or unaffordable as drought and floods increasingly threaten their crops.

By Patrick Cooley

The city’s port ranks first in the country for the volume of automobiles and light trucks it handles.

By Neal E. Boudette