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JB Pritzker: “Our insurance companies announced, in particular, homeowners…”

Featuring: JB Pritzker, Democratic | Governor of Illinois

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American Conversations: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

Published | Video Starts at 12:00

So I'm very proud of that. And yes, it's an unusual endeavor, but I just passed. I want to talk about affordability because this is in the same vein. You know, Our insurance companies announced, in particular, homeowners insurance announced last year that they were raising homeowners Insurance rates by 27% in one year. 27%. People can't afford to pay for, you know, their mortgages, let alone to pay 27% higher homeowners insurance. So, you know, we said this shouldn't be possible. (12:00–12:11)

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