These are the two ‘deadliest rooms’ for your documents in a disaster; Here’s how to protect them
These are the two ‘deadliest rooms’ for your documents in a disaster; Here’s how to protect them

If a wildfire or flood pushed you out of your home tonight, could you put your hands on the things that matter most in less than 10 minutes? Precious family photos, birth certificates, the deed to your house. If those things are in your attic…
Can a Bernie-Backed Populist Fix California’s Home Insurance Crisis?
Can a Bernie-Backed Populist Fix California’s Home Insurance Crisis?

In the spring of 2023, insurance giants State Farm and Allstate announced they would no longer write new home insurance policies in California, citing intolerable exposure to the devastating wildfires that have become routine in the state. Farmers, USAA, and several smaller insurers quickly followed…
Chase Bank withheld $100K from Florida couple for an entire year, forcing them to take $250K from their 401(k). Now they owe the IRS tens of thousands
Chase Bank withheld $100K from Florida couple for an entire year, forcing them to take $250K from their 401(k). Now they owe the IRS tens of thousands

Chris and Analia DeHayes lost their Ruskin, Florida home to flooding during Hurricane Helene two years ago. What followed was a nightmare that had nothing to do with the storm, but everything to do with their bank. The couple had flood insurance through FEMA’s National…
Governor Polis Announces New Tool to Help Coloradans Navigate Life After Disaster
Governor Polis Announces New Tool to Help Coloradans Navigate Life After Disaster

DENVER – Today, Governor Polis announced the new Colorado Disaster Recovery Navigation Tool to help Coloradans navigate recovery and rebuild after natural disasters. This new tool provides a step-by-step guide for what to do in the aftermath, immediate and long-term, of a natural disaster. “Coloradans…
Final event in Middle Colorado Watershed Council’s Fire and Water Speaker Series, ‘Firewise Futures,’ comes to Rifle’s Ute Theater
Final event in Middle Colorado Watershed Council’s Fire and Water Speaker Series, ‘Firewise Futures,’ comes to Rifle’s Ute Theater

As summer approaches, preparing for peak fire season is a priority for many Coloradans who witnessed the effects of the state’s fifth largest wildfire, the Lee Fire, near Meeker last year. The final installment of the Middle Colorado Watershed Council’s Fire and Water Speaker Series,…
Hit by flooding in Michigan? A guide to insurance, cars and homes
Hit by flooding in Michigan? A guide to insurance, cars and homes

The heartbreaking flooding we’re seeing in northern Michigan means many unsettling days ahead when it comes to dealing with loss and possible insurance claims. Many homeowners could be shocked to discover that they do not have adequate insurance — and many continue to be at…
California’s FAIR Plan carries growing load as insurers retreat beyond wildfire zones
California’s FAIR Plan carries growing load as insurers retreat beyond wildfire zones

As another wildfire season approaches, California’s insurer of last resort is shouldering a rapidly expanding share of the state’s property risk, including in areas with relatively low wildfire exposure, as private carriers tighten underwriting and push more homeowners off standard policies. The California FAIR Plan,…
Sonoma County homeowners who have dealt with damage after a storm on what to expect
Sonoma County homeowners who have dealt with damage after a storm on what to expect

Several weeks passed before Connie Cloak and her husband settled a home insurance claim they filed in August 2024 when a large tree branch fell and damaged their Santa Rosa home. The wait was frustrating. But, according to Cloak, hardly a reflection of an otherwise…
The 16% Homeowner Trap: Why Major Insurers are Quietly Canceling 2026 Policies This Week
The 16% Homeowner Trap: Why Major Insurers are Quietly Canceling 2026 Policies This Week

If you’ve lived in your home for a decade without ever filing a claim, you might think your “renewal” notice is a formality. But this week, thousands of homeowners in states like California, Florida, and Texas are receiving a different kind of letter: a non-renewal…
Reps. Carter, Ezell, Fields, Letlow, Fletcher, and Higgins Introduce the National Flood Insurance Program Automatic Extension Act of 2025
Reps. Carter, Ezell, Fields, Letlow, Fletcher, and Higgins Introduce the National Flood Insurance Program Automatic Extension Act of 2025

NFIP Lapses Aren’t a Partisan Problem – they’re a People Problem WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), alongside Reps. Julia Letlow (R-LA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Mike Ezell (R-MS), and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), introduced the National Flood Insurance Program Automatic Extension…
Rep. Carter Introduces Bill to Retroactively Restore Flood Insurance Coverage and Retain Current Rates for Policyholders Impacted by Republican Shutdown
Rep. Carter Introduces Bill to Retroactively Restore Flood Insurance Coverage and Retain Current Rates for Policyholders Impacted by Republican Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS), introduced H.R. 5848, theNFIP Retroactive Renewal and Reauthorization Act, legislation to backdate reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to September 30, 2025, while extending the program’s authorization until…
Rep. Carter Introduces Bill to Retroactively Restore Flood Insurance Coverage and Retain Current Rates for Policyholders Impacted by Republican Shutdown
Rep. Carter Introduces Bill to Retroactively Restore Flood Insurance Coverage and Retain Current Rates for Policyholders Impacted by Republican Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS), introduced H.R. 5848, theNFIP Retroactive Renewal and Reauthorization Act, legislation to backdate reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to September 30, 2025, while extending the program’s authorization until…
For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business
For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business

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 reauthorized by Congress. That may…
NAACP Pasadena Acts to Prepare Vulnerable Communities for Next Disaster
NAACP Pasadena Acts to Prepare Vulnerable Communities for Next Disaster

September workshop asks the question haunting fire survivors: “If you had 30 minutes to evacuate, do you know what you would take?” The January Eaton Fire didn’t just burn structures—it exposed how catastrophically unprepared locate communities were for natural climate disasters, with widespread underinsurance a…
Flying Cameras Are Snapping Photos of Houses for Insurers. Will a California Bill Help Homeowners See Them?
Flying Cameras Are Snapping Photos of Houses for Insurers. Will a California Bill Help Homeowners See Them?

Airborne cameras are taking pictures of individual houses across the U.S. Insurance companies use the photos to inspect buildings after extreme weather, from hurricanes to hailstorms. But they also use them to determine which homes are too risky to insure. A bill in California—a state…
Florida Peninsula Insurance announces rate reduction request that will benefit ‘about 80,000 policyholders’
Florida Peninsula Insurance announces rate reduction request that will benefit ‘about 80,000 policyholders’

Florida Peninsula Insurance is seeking a rate reduction of 8.4% on homeowners policies and 12% on condo policies, according to an announcement from the Boca Raton-based company. “Given that everything seems to be going up right now, the cost of living, food, housing and everything…
Schiff revives INSURE Act to create federal reinsurance program
Schiff revives INSURE Act to create federal reinsurance program

US Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has reintroduced the Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act, legislation aimed at addressing instability in the residential insurance market through the creation of a federal catastrophic reinsurance program. The bill proposes a federally backed reinsurance mechanism…
Sen. Schiff Introduces Bill to Stabilize Insurance Market, Protect Homeowners from Increased Costs of Natural Disasters
Sen. Schiff Introduces Bill to Stabilize Insurance Market, Protect Homeowners from Increased Costs of Natural Disasters

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act, legislation to stabilize the home insurance market by creating a federal catastrophic reinsurance program. This bill will help keep insurance premiums affordable and provide…