The report found reconstruction costs have shown a meaningful increase over the last two years. This has left homeowners and insurers alike struggling to keep up as extreme catastrophic weather invents increase in frequency and impact. (Credit: Sepp photography/Shutterstock) The report found reconstruction costs have shown a meaningful increase over the last two years. This has left homeowners and insurers alike struggling to keep up as extreme catastrophic weather events increase in frequency and impact. (Credit: Sepp photography/Shutterstock)

One in ten homes was affected by natural disaster in 2021, with nearly $57 billion in property damage reported, says the 2021 Climate Change Catastrophe Report from CoreLogic. The report also found reconstruction costs have shown a meaningful increase over the last two years. This has left homeowners and insurers alike struggling to keep up as climate change causes extreme catastrophic weather events to increase in frequency and impact.

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