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		vjvjvjvjghv 34 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why insurers worry the world could soon become uni... I think it also has to do with asset inflation. Housing prices constantly rising makes insuring them more expensive.

ndsipa_pomu 34 days ago [–]

That shouldn't be a major factor as it's the repair/rebuild costs that insurance companies are interested in. If house prices increase, it doesn't mean that it would cost more to rebuild them.

vjvjvjvjghv 33 days ago | [–]

From what I have seen, the cost of home building has gone up a lot.

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