California's Wildfire Insurance Plan

Will L.A. Wildfires Worsen California’s Property Insurance Crisis?
Wildfires continued to rage in Los Angeles late Thursday, decimating neighborhoods and raising questions about the future of California’s already troubled property insurance market.
How will the California wildfires shape the home insurance industry?
In recent years, insurers like Allstate, American National, The Hartford and State Farm have stopped renewing policies or issuing new policies for California homeowners.
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 insurance industry refuses to sell policies, maybe people won’t risk it’
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.
Why the LA wildfires will worsen California's insurance crisis — even for fire-safe regions
Californians were already fighting to find affordable insurance policies.
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.
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.
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's Wildfire Insurance Plan: Protection or Price Hike?
As California grapples with the increasing threat of wildfires, the state's latest insurance plan aims to expand coverage for homeowners while preventing policies from being dropped. However, this well-intentioned strategy comes with a significant downside: a potential 40% increase in insurance premiums,
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 ...
Valley representatives warn of California's harsh fire insurance reality
Valley representatives warn of California's harsh fire insurance reality ...
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 Residents Without Fire Insurance Lose Everything
Californians who didn't find new homeowners coverage after being dropped by their insurers stand to lose everything from the fires.
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 ...
Wildfire smoke from raging California blazes is putting millions at risk
Southern California — with sprawling cities, clogged freeways and heavy industry — is already notorious for some of the worst ...
California Wildfires: How Smoke Harms Your Body
As wildfires blaze across California, here is how inhaling smoke could affect your health, from itchy eyes to dementia risk.
Inmates Can Make Up Nearly A Third Of Those Fighting California Fires
As the shock of the Los Angeles fires and their effect on so many communities, businesses and families is still being ...