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pressdemocrat.com > 03/28/2026 > california-wildifre-climate-disaster-study

How will California curb spiraling disaster costs? New study could guide response to era of 'climate-fueled economic crisis"

6+ hour, 25+ min ago  (795+ words) The release of another new study on the impacts of natural disasters in California may not normally get more than a shrug of wider public attention. But a pending report out of the California Earthquake Authority looks to be more…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 03/18/2026 > tell-us-home-insurance-provider-california-starup

Have you gone from a traditional home insurance provider to a startup? Tell us why or why not

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (167+ words) We want to know whether you have considered alternative home insurance options, including startups and insurtech companies, and what your experience has been if you've made the switch. As legacy home insurance providers have raised rates and limited availability in…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 03/18/2026 > home-insurance-rates-predicted-to-jump-in-solano-county

Home insurance rates predicted to jump in Solano County

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (847+ words) Home insurance premiums will rise across the Bay Area, the state and the country again this year, mostly sparked by billions of dollars in damage claims from extreme weather events, a national insurance data firm predicted Wednesday. Average annual premiums…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 12/20/2025 > north-bay-counties-have-seen-some-of-highest-home-insurance-rate-increases-in-past-decade

North Bay counties have seen some of highest home insurance rate increases in past decade

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1193+ words) Sonoma County's median rate for home insurance premiums shot up more over the past decade than in any other part of the nine-county Bay Area, while Lake and Mendocino counties, where wildfires have exacted a wider if not deeper toll,…...

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pressdemocrat.com > article > news > sonoma-county-fire-districts-health-insurance

Sonoma County fire agencies scrambling to find new health insurance after coverage canceled

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (408+ words) Six Sonoma County fire agencies are among about 40 fire districts statewide that are now searching for new employee health insurance coverage. Six Sonoma County fire agencies are among about 40 fire districts statewide that are searching for new employee health insurance…...

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pressdemocrat.com > article > news > state-farm-moves-one-step-closer-to-emergency-california-rate-hike

State Farm moves a step closer to emergency California rate hike. Here’s what to know

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1037+ words) After a three-day hearing this week, State Farm is one step closer to approval for a rate hike on its California customers. After a three-day hearing this week, State Farm is one step closer to approval for a rate hike…...

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pressdemocrat.com > article > industrynews > state-farm-jome-insurance-rates

State Farm eyes another rate increase, this time on umbrella policies

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (783+ words) The insurance company has filed for an increase on personal umbrella liability coverage, affecting hundreds of thousands of California households. Meanwhile, State Farm will participate in a hearing Tuesday to decide whether homeowners and renters in the state will see…...