Webinar Kleinman Center Event

Research for Practice: Climate Risks & Housing Markets

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Event Details

Speaker

  • Bnejamin Keys Rowan Family Foundation Professor of Real Estate and Finance, Wharton School

Moderator

  • Carolyn Kouskey Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

Virtual Event

Benjamin Keys discusses how climate risks are increasing home insurance premiums at a pace that’s reshaping local housing markets

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Event Summary

Join Insurance for Good for their 2026 bimonthly Research for Practice Webinar Series. Leading scholars discuss their insurance and risk management research and the implications for policy and practice. Short presentations are followed by Q&A on how attendees can best harness their insights.

In this series launch, Benjamin Keys discusses how climate risks are increasing home insurance premiums at a pace that’s reshaping local housing markets. Learn what has been happening in insurance markets around the country and how these changes are directly impacting property values, lending decisions, and the overall stability of local real estate markets.

Ben Keys

Rowan Family Foundation Professor, Wharton School

Benjamin Keys is the Rowan Family Foundation Professor of Real Estate and Finance at the Wharton School.

moderator

Carolyn Kousky

Senior Fellow

Carolyn Kousky is a senior fellow at the Kleinman Center and the founder of Insurance for Good. She is also Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at Environmental Defense Fund.