From: University of Georgia
WHAT:
- Dean Matt Auer will testify as a witness for the House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled, “State of Emergency: Examining the Impact of Growing Wildfire Risk on the Insurance Market” on September 22 at 9:00 am
- Link to the event can be found here.
- Dean Auer was previously covered regarding research on wildfire risk to lower-income households, see here for more information.
WHY:
- Previous coverage was featured by LA Magazine, Fast Company, The Hill, and others.
- Wildfires disproportionately affect lower-income families across the U.S. With consolidating insurance markets, homeowners in wildfire-prone areas are at high risk of skyrocketing premiums or even losing their insurance coverage entirely.
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WHO:
- Contact: Matt Auer, matthew.auer@uga.edu
- For other media inquiries, contact media@uga.edu
