3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (400+ words) The dispute is unfolding as California's wildfire liability fund is close to running out. A California alliance that includes fire survivors and consumer advocates is pushing back on Gov. Gavin Newsom's wildfire recovery reform proposal, which it says puts survivors…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (549+ words) "I knew it was going to be bad, but seeing that doubling was shocking to me." After years of Affordable Care Act and Medi-Cal expansion, California got close to universal health coverage, with about 95% of residents insured. Researchers now warn…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (516+ words) "We don't lose homes here in the urban Las Vegas area due to wildfires." Some Nevada homeowners are running into a problem that sounds more like a California crisis: Insurance companies are refusing to cover them for wildfire risk in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (421+ words) "Instead, insurers charged higher premiums while paying less in claims." A new analysis is adding fuel to a debate many homeowners and drivers already know well: Insurance bills keep climbing, even as insurers report eye-popping gains. Public Citizen's latest review…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (524+ words) The national average premium is now $2,424 per year for $300,000 in dwelling coverage. Home insurance premiums in the U.S. are becoming one of the clearest examples of how extreme weather events are increasingly shaping everyday costs. As Quartz summarized, a Bankrate analysis…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (327+ words) "This is an example of climate change showing up in household budgets." For homeowners in Florida and Louisiana, a "hurricane tax" is becoming a very real cost of climate change. The term describes the extra amount people pay each year…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (399+ words) For most homeowners, insurance is not optional in any meaningful sense. More and more American homes are becoming "uninsurable" as extreme weather forces insurance companies to pull out of high-risk areas. A home becomes functionally uninsurable when insurers decide the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (425+ words) "We are taking decisive action to hold them accountable." California is sending a major message to State Farm after accusing the insurance company of mishandling wildfire claims tied to the devastating January 2025 fires in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (460+ words) "With over a quarter of total property claims relating to weather, the industry continues to feel the impact of climate change." As extreme weather events become longer and more intense, insurance professionals in the United Kingdom have said the shifting…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (539+ words) "We have to ask, 'Who is not paying?'" A year after devastating wildfires tore through the Los Angeles, California, area, many survivors are still dealing with insurance policies that won't cover the full cost of rebuilding their homes. It's a…...