4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (828+ words) In a nondescript office building in Littleton, insurance agents sit in cubicles, talking into headsets. They are fielding calls from homeowners searching for coverage that won't break the bank. "It's just completely unaffordable," said Morgan Lloyd, an agent at the…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (299+ words) Nevada has become the first state to allow insurance companies to issue policies that exclude wildfire coverage. The experiment, which could become a national model, aims to tamp down skyrocketing costs. But critics worry it could hurt homeowners. The new…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (246+ words) Colorado, like the rest of the country, is experiencing more, and worse, climate disasters, wrecking havoc on people's homes " and their homeowner's insurance rates. In the wake of devastating hail storms and massive wildfires, Coloradans face rising premiums, less choice…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (405+ words) More than 8,000 homeowners in the Mountain West are among the 44,532 nationwide to sign a new petition by the nonprofit Consumer Reports, asking for more protections and transparency from insurance companies. The petition calls on the CEOs of the biggest insurers…...

4+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (801+ words) Most Colorado homeowners do not have enough insurance coverage to rebuild their house after a total loss. That's according to our new research examining whether homes destroyed in Colorado's Marshall Fire -- which burned more than 1,000 houses in suburban Boulder County…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (587+ words) MIAMI " Among those feeling the pain of the government shutdown are people in coastal areas and other locations where they need flood insurance. The government-backed National Flood Insurance Program stopped writing new policies on Oct. 1 and can't resume until it's…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (394+ words) Evacuation orders are in effect as wildfires blaze across the West, including in California's scenic Napa County. The Pickett Fire, which has burned nearly 4,690 acres, first sparked Thursday afternoon and continued to rage Saturday with only 7% of the wildfire contained....

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (381+ words) A panel of insurance and real estate experts gathered in Edwards recently to discuss how wildfire risk, legislative efforts, and health care innovation are shaping insurance costs and availability in Colorado. The Vail Valley Partnership event featured Colorado Insurance Commissioner…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (398+ words) This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at'coloradosun.com. More than two dozen families are being covered by Colorado's new property insurer of last resort, which was created by the legislature to…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1468+ words) Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Weeks after wildfires burned more than 16,000 homes and buildings around Los Angeles this…...