/tags/insurance Insurance en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:50:13 GMT /wildfire/2025-01-10/la-fires-could-drastically-drive-up-insurance-premiums-and-test-californias-new-market-rules The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles fires began. Can the market recover and stabilize? Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:50:13 GMT /wildfire/2025-01-10/la-fires-could-drastically-drive-up-insurance-premiums-and-test-californias-new-market-rules Levi Sumagaysay /wildfire/2024-12-30/california-will-soon-require-insurers-to-increase-home-coverage-in-wildfire-prone-areas Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in fire-prone areas if they want to keep doing business in California under a state regulation announced Monday. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:19:10 GMT /wildfire/2024-12-30/california-will-soon-require-insurers-to-increase-home-coverage-in-wildfire-prone-areas Trân Nguyễn /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-29/prescribed-fire-liability-pilot-program-in-oregon-launches A new pilot program in Oregon will provide state liability coverage for prescribed fires. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:41:32 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-29/prescribed-fire-liability-pilot-program-in-oregon-launches Roman Battaglia /health-and-medicine/2024-08-02/klamath-county-behavioral-health-clinic-faces-insurance-barriers-to-providing-sobering-services This week staff at a Klamath Falls community mental health program asked county commissioners to help them find insurance. Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:33:27 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-08-02/klamath-county-behavioral-health-clinic-faces-insurance-barriers-to-providing-sobering-services Justin Higginbottom /wildfire/2024-07-18/oregon-releases-new-draft-wildfire-hazard-map Oregonians can look up specific tax lots to see how susceptible they are to wildfires. The map won’t impact homeowner insurance plans. State law prohibits insurance providers from using it to determine premiums or coverage. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:51:53 GMT /wildfire/2024-07-18/oregon-releases-new-draft-wildfire-hazard-map April Ehrlich /wildfire/2024-07-10/southern-oregon-property-owners-grapple-with-a-shifting-insurance-market Insurance companies and residents alike are struggling to adapt to a new era of risk in the face of climate-driven wildfires, and property owners in rural communities are on the front lines. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:11:54 GMT /wildfire/2024-07-10/southern-oregon-property-owners-grapple-with-a-shifting-insurance-market Juliet Grable /wildfire/2024-06-12/california-pushes-insurers-to-cover-more-homes-in-these-areas-is-your-zip-included California can’t legally require insurers to write either residential or commercial property policies. But the state expects insurers to comply with the options unveiled today because they get something they want in return: catastrophe modeling. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:08:02 GMT /wildfire/2024-06-12/california-pushes-insurers-to-cover-more-homes-in-these-areas-is-your-zip-included Levi Sumagaysay /wildfire/2024-05-02/californians-are-protecting-themselves-from-wildfire-why-is-there-still-an-insurance-crisis Lawmakers want mitigation measures to be tracked, updated and accounted for to help insurance availability and affordability. Thu, 02 May 2024 13:35:36 GMT /wildfire/2024-05-02/californians-are-protecting-themselves-from-wildfire-why-is-there-still-an-insurance-crisis Levi Sumagaysay /wildfire/2024-02-26/oregon-homeowners-face-soaring-premiums-few-property-insurance-options-over-wildfires Major insurers in central, southern and eastern Oregon have dramatically pulled back, forcing some homeowners to go to an insurer of last resort. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:48:42 GMT /wildfire/2024-02-26/oregon-homeowners-face-soaring-premiums-few-property-insurance-options-over-wildfires Alex Baumhardt /wildfire/2024-02-19/virtual-town-hall-will-spotlight-homeowner-insurance-crisis-in-humboldt-county As insurers abandon fire-prone areas, homeowners are hard pressed to find — and afford — coverage. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 23:23:55 GMT /wildfire/2024-02-19/virtual-town-hall-will-spotlight-homeowner-insurance-crisis-in-humboldt-county Kelby McIntosh