1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1230+ words) By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Mari Younger cherished her life in West Maui. She worked hard at her career in the restaurant industry and was proudly self-sufficient, happily living in the same condo for 11 years, lovingly doting on her cat, Stella....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (314+ words) By Leslie Kaufman, Bloomberg US home insurance premiums are set to rise for a fifth straight year in 2026 as insurers grapple with losses from extreme weather and high rebuilding costs. The average annual premium is projected to increase 4% to about…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (502+ words) By Todd Woody, Bloomberg As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have abandoned some California neighborhoods at lower risk of burning, forcing tens of thousands of homeowners to obtain bare-bones coverage from the state's insurer of last resort. "What we're…...

3+ week, 52+ min ago  (600+ words) Los Angeles County is suing a private equity firm and corporate fire truck manufacturers for violation of antitrust and unfair competition laws stemming from years of acquisitions and mergers that have shrunk the market for new fire trucks, fire engines…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (429+ words) Even as devastating wildfires drive up home insurance costs across California, premiums overall remain relatively low compared to many other states, a new UC Berkeley report finds. But that could change as state regulators phase in new reforms allowing insurers…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (680+ words) Farmers Insurance Group, California's second-largest home insurance company, is seeking a rate hike amid plans to lift a cap on the number of new homeowner polices it writes each month in the state. The insurer announced this month that it…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (225+ words) MONO COUNTY" " A fast-moving wildfire in a picturesque California county along the Nevada state border has damaged 15 structures, prompted evacuations and forced the closure of part of a highway on Thursday as firefighters worked to contain it in the face…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (753+ words) Homeowners across California will soon see a new charge on their monthly insurance bills to help pay claims arising from this year's devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Most of the temporary fees imposed by the state's largest insurance companies will be…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (963+ words) Eaton and Palisades fire survivors on Thursday, Nov. 6, are calling for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign after a report revealed what it said were loopholes in a 2023 plan that resulted in more policyholders being dropped ahead of January's…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (531+ words) By TR'N NGUY'N, Associated Press SACRAMENTO " California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state's home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an…...