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Fire and smoke cloak already-tenuous lives of workers near the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (1420+ words) At N&M Auto Repair, about 60 feet and one deep breath away from the smoldering wreck of Lineage Logistics warehouse in Boyle Heights, Julio Reyes wields a rotary saw over the metal hulk of a once-white sedan, unmindful of the…...
California's FAIR Plan would face more scrutiny under bill heading to Newsom's desk
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (533+ words) By Levi Sumagaysay and Nadia Lathan | Cal Matters In the closing days of the legislative year, California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that is meant to toughen scrutiny of the state's embattled fire insurer of last resort by…...
California home insurance costs to rise 16% in 2026, largest jump in U. S.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (122+ words) California home insurance projected to rise 16%, the largest jump in U. S. Daily Breeze California property owners can expect the nation's steepest insurance premium hikes this year. Nevertheless, that surge will leave California property owners paying below U. S. norms, according to my trusty…...
California bill would require insurance protections for fire-hardened homes
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) A new state Senate bill aims to guarantee homeowners insurance protections for their wildfire-hardened homes. The safety standards include home-hardening upgrades " like sprinklers and closing off the eaves under a roof to prevent the collection of burning embers " and defensible…...
Poorer Americans dropped federal flood insurance when rates rose
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) By Leslie Kaufman | Bloomberg Most US homeowners insurance policies don't cover flood damage, and the federally subsidized NFIP accounts for nearly 90% of residential flood coverage. The program'was created in the 1960s to make flood insurance more accessible. But by charging premiums…...
How much car insurance do I need?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (883+ words) To drive your car legally, you need at least the'minimum amount of car insurance'required in your state. But state-required car insurance levels aren't generally high enough to cover every expense after an accident. To protect your finances, you'll likely need…...
How to avoid overpaying for escrow and title insurance
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (987+ words) If you want to make your home purchase just a little more affordable, focus on the transaction costs. You may not be able to do much about the home price because you and the seller must come to a mutual…...
California commissioner proposes insurance rule that critics call "revenge
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (788+ words) By Levi Sumagaysay | Cal Matters California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is proposing more new insurance rules that critics are calling "vindictive," and which they say will only make it easier for insurers to raise rates. Home insurance costs in California…...
These are the wildfire-related bills the California Legislature OK'd this year
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (932+ words) Of the dozens of wildfire-related bills that legislators were quick to introduce in the wake of the wildfires that ravaged greater Los Angeles in January, roughly half of the ones tracked by Southern California News Group'have passed out of the…...
A Mississippi city's tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (930+ words) By JEFF AMY, Associated Press "People are always going to gravitate to the water," he said. "And we have a beautiful waterfront." "The local government was not necessarily thinking we need people to build in this flood-prone place," Miyuki Hino,…...