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Climate change is fueling a surge in Illinois home insurance premiums
- Illinois home insurance costs rose about 50% between 2021 and 2024, with another 5% increase expected in 2026.
- State Farm and Allstate have filed for notable rate increases for Illinois policyholders.
- Experts cite extreme weather, rebuilding costs, and home value as key drivers of higher premiums.
- Illinois lawmakers advanced a consumer-protection bill to increase rate transparency for insurers.
- Regulators face criticism over limited authority to approve or modify insurer rate hikes in Illinois.
- Insured losses from natural catastrophes averaged $100 billion annually from 2023 to 2025.
- Illinois is expected to top the national average with a 5% increase in home insurance premiums.
- State Farm cited pricing the risk in this state as the reason for higher Illinois premiums.
- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker labeled the premium hikes a crisis and urged lawmakers to act.
- Fewer states require prior approval of rate increases, highlighting regulatory gaps in Illinois.
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