If you live in California, having loss of use coverage can be critical. If a wildfire destroys your home, you will need to live somewhere else while your house is being rebuilt. Loss of use policy limits are usually between 20 and 30 percent of the dwelling limit. Does condo insurance ...
California Fire Insurance Insurance companies that issue California homeowners fire insurance are raising premiums or outright refusing to renew polices in fire-prone areas. The C.A.R. has prepared materials to keep your current insurance coverage and or find new coverage if necessary.Shareable one s...
California residents need to read their policies carefully to understand if they have coverage. And they should shop around for affordable standalone fire protection if coverage is excluded in a standard homeowners policy. What to do if you can't get fire in...
Having fire insurance can become even more important depending on where you live. Areas such as California, for example, have seen an uptick in wildfires in recent years. The area burned by California wildfires each year has been increasing since 1950, and eight of the state's 20 largest wil...
TEHAMA COUNTY - We are continuing our coverage of the insurance crisis in California after one of Cal Fire's conservation camps was unable to obtain fire insurance. Cal Fire previously requested $11 million to replace a kitchen at the Ishi Conservation Camp in Tehama County. It was originally...
GREENWIRE|SACRAMENTO, California - How bad is California's wildfire insurance crisis? So bad that the state can't get coverage for its own firehouses. The irony emerged at a state Senate Budget subcommittee hearing Thursday in Sacramento, where Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration defende...
For homeowners who can't find an insurer elsewhere, California does offer insurance through its FAIR Plan. But the policies have coverage limits of $1.5 million, don't cover other standard items like theft and can cost thousands of dollars a year, the Journal reported. ...
Subsequent disasters, such as the Midwest floods in 1993 that resulted in nine states being declared disaster areas and the Northridge, California, earthquake in 1994, tested the reforms FEMA had made. Witt was elevated to be a member of President Clinton's cabinet, illustrating the importance ...
camp fire death toll at 86; 3 people still missing share via close extra sharing options multiple fires are raging throughout california, forcing evacuations and leaving a destructive path. the camp fire in northern california’s butte county has killed at le...
Fire insurance policies: an endangered species With fire season now just peaking and plenty of weeks still to go, we have already racked up California's worst ever fire season. Homeowners in the urban wildland interface are getting multiple shocks from massive insurance increases, less coverage ...