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California Was Already in Home-Insurance Crisis Before Los Angeles Infernos
Industry officials warn of widespread economic damage on par with some of the biggest fire disasters in recent memory.
How the devastating Los Angeles fires could deepen California’s home insurance crisis
The massive fires that have destroyed much of Pacific Palisades and demolished thousands of homes and structures in Los Angeles County threaten an effort to fix California's troubled home insurance market.
The Los Angeles Fires Will Put California’s New Insurance Rules to the Test
The state’s insurance industry was reformed in late 2024 to promote coverage in disaster-prone areas. Tens of billions in fire damage will stress-test the new regime.
How the wildfires in Los Angeles area could affect California’s home insurance market
The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk.
Inmates Can Make Up Nearly A Third Of Those Fighting California Fires
As much as 30% of the firefighters force in California may be prison inmates, according to reports. How did we get here? And what's the best path forward?
California Fires: How to Recover Tax Records and Other Important Documents
Having your tax records and other vital documents is important for claiming casualty loss deductions that can help with recovery.
Southern California wildfires add to growing worries about homeowner insurance
Firestorms raging across Los Angeles County will test insurance reforms now being implemented throughout California.
Pacific Palisades fire may spell an end to cheap homeowners insurance in California
By Andy Sullivan The Pacific Palisades area ravaged by wildfires in Los Angeles is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in ...
Will L.A. Wildfires Worsen California’s Property Insurance Crisis?
Key Takeaways The wildfires that have decimated neighborhoods in Los Angeles this week came just months after California's ...
California is in a home-insurance crisis. The Pacific Palisades fire will only make it worse
We need to make it incredibly expensive to build in these kinds of environments,’ one expert told The Independent. ‘If the ...
Why the LA wildfires will worsen California's insurance crisis — even for fire-safe regions
Californians were already fighting to find affordable insurance policies.
State Farm canceled California homeowners’ insurance policies months before wildfires
The insurance company canceled thousands of California homeowners' insurance policies last year in an attempt to avoid ...
California fires: Insurance companies dropping coverage and fleeing the state due to decades-old law
A California law passed in 1988 and its regulations play a significant role in why insurance companies are fleeing the state, experts say.
California had a home insurance crisis before the LA fires. It's only going to get worse.
The California wildfires could drive up premiums and prompt a new wave of private insurers dropping policies or declining to write new ones.
California wildfires: What we know about L.A. fire evacuations, maps, what caused it, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted Tuesday and roared across the Los ...