{
  "id": 2636579,
  "title": "National Housing Trust Waives Storm Insurance Costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/national-housing-trust-waives-storm-insurance-costs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T19:26:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/national-housing-trust-waives-storm-insurance-costs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Housing Trust has waived storm insurance premiums for approximately 36,000 Jamaican homeowners who benefited from a six-month payment pause following Hurricane Melissa. This waiver, announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on June 6, 2026, comes after the trust waived J$585 million in insurance costs. The six-month moratorium, running from November 2025 to April 2026, was granted to help homeowners recover from the hurricane damage. The waiver removes an additional financial burden for those affected by the storm.",
  "summary": "Jamaica's National Housing Trust waived about 585 million Jamaican dollars in peril-insurance costs for mortgage holders hit by Hurricane Melissa. The post National Housing Trust Waives Storm Insurance Costs appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [
    "National Housing Trust waives storm insurance costs",
    "36,000 Jamaican homeowners benefit from waiver",
    "Waiver announced June 6, 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}