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The thing about insurance companies is they are out to make money. They don't care about philosophy or the blowing of the political winds. So for them to pull out of Florida they must have analyses that show that pulling out will make them more money than staying in the market. It doesn't matter if there are people there who need insurance, Farmers is out to make money not give it away in a bad investment.

So like you’re just ignoring the “significant increase in flooding in south Florida over the last decade”? (Link)[https://piahs.copernicus.org/articles/382/207/2020/]

Florida is sinking, while sea levels are rising. It’s causing more frequent flooding, but it’s also claiming land every day. If Florida isn’t experiencing any of the issues that climate change brought about then I guess all of the insurance companies leaving, and marking “increased environmental disasters” as their biggest reason is more to do with… people eating too much McDonald’s? Or could it be that they’re leaving for the exact same reason that scientists have been saying for decades. Florida, much like the rest of the south, is sinking and hurricanes are increasing in both frequency and power. Which leads to more environmental disasters.

When the seas rise on a porous state like Florida, they're going to flood from the ground up as much as from water rushing in from the coasts. The Florida water table is rising.

But it's not just land erosion along the coast that you need to worry about.

Miami is already getting salt-water intrusion in the storm sewer system, which makes them run backwards. This will eventually intrude into the aquifer there as well making the water undrinkable without expensive filtration.

The limestone that all of south Florida sits on is literally being eaten away by ocean acidification.

That same limestone prevents any kind of dyke or seawall system from working.

Sinkholes are opening up in the middle of the state due to so much water being pumped out of the aquifer & it not being able to replenish fast enough.

It doesn't matter if people need insurance. Insurance companies aren't in the business of giving away money.

It's getting worse every year, as seen by insurance companies jacking up rates or pulling out entirely.

People were saying Florida would be underwater “in a few decades” in 2005,

It would be useful to see the exact quote in context. Do you have it?

No, there is not a barrier island that will stop flooding. And the mangroves can slow erosion where they are but will not prevent flooding.