Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
Expect Los Angeles’ multibillion-dollar fire recovery to bring fraud, abuse and more misfortune
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades ...
Should Los Angeles rebuild its fire-prone neighbourhoods?
The latest devastating wildfires must be a wake-up call for Los Angels to 'move away from fire-prone suburban sprawl' ...
The Hill11d
The LA crisis is bigger than the fires — insurance is the next burning issue
The mass destruction of the Los Angeles wildfire could not have been forecast or planned for. Otherwise, insurance premiums would have been set much higher to cover the losses being accrued with ...
After the wildfires: What a long rebuilding process will look like for Los Angeles homeowners
California's homebuilding industry faces a daunting task, and opportunity, in the aftermath of LA's wildfires.
The Washington Post4d
The L.A. fires are just the beginning of a crisis spreading across the country
The National Flood Insurance Program has a terrible track record of undercharging. People need to be discouraged from building again and again in high-risk areas. As the Los Angeles fires are ...
How the Los Angeles wildfires can increase insurance rates for all Californians
The program guaranteeing fire insurance coverage for homeowners turned down by traditional companies, known as the California ...
Los Angeles Area Fire Victims May Also Have Tax Issues To Address
Fire victims may be taxed on money they collect, even on payments from their insurance companies. Amounts received following ...
University of California10d
What’s next for home insurance in California after the Los Angeles fires?
UC Berkeley's Dave Jones, the former insurance commissioner of California, explains the stakes of the current wildfire ...
The Business Journals3d
Fire insurance is increasingly a problem for San Francisco homebuyers
Not only did the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles decimate entire suburban neighborhoods, but they also extinguished any hopes of fire insurance relief for urban centers like San ...
The Business Journals4d
Fire insurance challenges affect homebuyers across California
Not only have the Palisades and Eaton wildfires decimated entire suburban neighborhoods in Los Angeles, but they've also extinguished any hopes of fire-insurance relief for urban centers across ...