5 questions with Tahoe Truckee Community Organizations Active in Disaster
5 questions with Tahoe Truckee Community Organizations Active in Disaster

Even this week, with the Royal Fire, we’ve seen an example of the risk Tahoe faces when it comes to disasters. Nonprofits and community-based organizations are a key partner to the county when disaster strikes, often supporting vulnerable residents with disabilities or other challenges. This…
Insurance – Pandemic – Restaurants
Insurance – Pandemic – Restaurants

Where plaintiff restaurant owners filed a complaint over the defendant insurance company’s denial of their claim for the loss of business income sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic, a judgment in favor of the insurer should be affirmed under Verveine Corp. v. Strathmore Ins. Co., 489…
Car insurance is getting even more expensive in Los Angeles. Here’s why
Car insurance is getting even more expensive in Los Angeles. Here’s why

Motorists in the Los Angeles area are paying over 25% more for their insurance, compared to last year. Many California drivers may be feeling squeezed by the rising costs of insurance as premiums are being fueled by inflation, traffic volume, accidents and crime, according to…
Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here’s Why.
Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here’s Why.

Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk. Enid, Okla., surrounded by farms about 90 minutes north of Oklahoma City, has an unwelcome distinction: Home insurance is more expensive, relative to home values, than almost anywhere else in…
New County of Maui Office of Recovery-West Maui opens in Lahaina Gateway
New County of Maui Office of Recovery-West Maui opens in Lahaina Gateway

The new County of Maui Office of Recovery-West Maui officially opened Friday with a normal operating schedule of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Lahaina Gateway Unit 102-B, 325 Keawe St., Lahaina, near Ace Hardware. The center will serve as a centralized…
New County Office of Recovery-West Maui opens today
New County Office of Recovery-West Maui opens today

The new County of Maui Office of Recovery-West Maui officially opened today with a normal operating schedule of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Lahaina Gateway Unit 102-B, 325 Keawe St., Lahaina, near Ace Hardware. The center will serve as a centralized…
United Policyholders available for hurricane recovery information
United Policyholders available for hurricane recovery information

Hurricane recovery and insurance questions? Road map to recovery help is available Tuesday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Greater Pine Island Alliance office at 10484 Stringfellow Road, Suite 2, St. James City. For additional information, contact Julitza Perez @ julitza@uphelp.org…
State Farm Requests Major Rate Increases Amid Escalating California Insurance Crisis
State Farm Requests Major Rate Increases Amid Escalating California Insurance Crisis

Mere months after its last rate increases went into effect, California’s largest insurance provider is asking for another huge hike. Earlier this week, State Farm’s California subsidiary submitted a request to the Department of Insurance to raise its rates by an average of 30% for…
Iowans Face Financial Risks: The Urgency Of Flood Insurance Coverage
Iowans Face Financial Risks: The Urgency Of Flood Insurance Coverage

As parts of the region begin their recovery, many homeowners find themselves without flood insurance, which isn’t typically covered by standard homeowners insurance policies. According to federal data, only about 26,500 flood insurance policies have been issued across Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota combined.…
County Office of Recovery to hold open house of West Maui office on July 3
County Office of Recovery to hold open house of West Maui office on July 3

The County of Maui Office of Recovery-West Maui will host an open house at its new office at Lahaina Gateway on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. The office is in Suite B102, near Ace Hardware, at the shopping center at 325…
‘We have no voice’: NC consumers sidelined as state and insurers negotiate new rates
‘We have no voice’: NC consumers sidelined as state and insurers negotiate new rates

As weather-related risks mount, companies are pushing for higher homeowners’ premiums in North Carolina. Policyholders are pushing back. Read more.
County Office of Recovery to hold open house of West Maui office on July 3
County Office of Recovery to hold open house of West Maui office on July 3

The County of Maui Office of Recovery-West Maui will host an open house at its new office at Lahaina Gateway on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. The office is in Suite B102, near Ace Hardware, at the shopping center at 325…
Calif. Long-Tail Ruling Continues Policyholder-Friendly Trend
Calif. Long-Tail Ruling Continues Policyholder-Friendly Trend

The California Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Cement & Gypsum, rejecting horizontal policy exhaustion, was the latest in a string of its decisions involving insurance coverage for continuous or progressive injury claims that favor policyholders, say Billie Mandelbaum and David…
State Farm seeking 30% rate hike for CA homeowners: Here’s what to know
State Farm seeking 30% rate hike for CA homeowners: Here’s what to know

Many California homeowners are concerned about their home insurance, and that anxiety ratcheted up on Friday when State Farm requested one of its biggest rate increases ever, a sign they may be struggling financially. “It’s critical to understand that nothing changes today for State Farm…
Opinion: In California, State Farm is not such a good neighbor after all
Opinion: In California, State Farm is not such a good neighbor after all

For decades, people have dutifully paid their insurance premiums, trusting that when disaster strikes, their insurance companies would stand by them. However, recent decisions by major insurers to abandon homeowners, renters and businesses across California, including in San Diego County, have shattered this trust. This…
State Farm seeks ‘seismic-level’ rate hike as insurance crisis becomes ‘perfect storm’
State Farm seeks ‘seismic-level’ rate hike as insurance crisis becomes ‘perfect storm’

Mere months after its last rate increases went into effect, California’s largest insurance provider is asking for another huge hike. Earlier this week, State Farm’s California subsidiary submitted a request to the Department of Insurance to raise its rates by an average of 30% for…
State Farm customers in California may have to significantly pay more coverage
State Farm customers in California may have to significantly pay more coverage

Insurance prices continue to rise in the state, even as some lose their coverage despite working to keep areas safer from wildfires The latest hike request coming from insurance companies comes from State Farm, which earlier this week asked the California Department of Insurance for…
Few have flood insurance to help recover from devastating Midwest storms
Few have flood insurance to help recover from devastating Midwest storms

Many Midwestern homeowners hit by bad flooding this week do not have flood insurance Rick Satterwhite’s house backs up to the Missouri River, but flood insurance hadn’t really seemed necessary – until this week, when he had to pump water out of his basement after…