Save the Date! District 1 Town Hall
Save the Date! District 1 Town Hall

Supervisor Heidi Hall will be hosting a District 1 Town Hall on Tuesday, Aug, 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Nevada City Council Chambers, 317  Broad St. The meeting will feature Amy Bach of United Policyholders, a nationally recognized fire insurance expert and advocate. Topics…
Emergency preparedness focus of Poway Picnic with the Chief
Emergency preparedness focus of Poway Picnic with the Chief

Wildfire and emergency preparedness tips will be shared at free Picnic with the Chief event set for July 17 in Poway A Picnic with the Chief event is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 in Poway to help community residents prepare for an emergency…
Home insurance canceled in Oakland? Here’s what to do
Home insurance canceled in Oakland? Here’s what to do

Amy Bach of United Policyholders shares tips for homeowners who’ve received non-renewals and insight into the future of insurance rates in California. If you own a house in the Oakland hills, you’ve probably gotten one already or are dreading the day it will arrive in…
Preparing for California’s natural disasters
Preparing for California’s natural disasters

Californians face a wide range of natural disasters every year, including earthquakes, wildfires, landslides and floods. In June, half a dozen earthquakes with a magnitude over 2.5 hit parts of Southern California in just one week. Around the state, at least six wildfires have burned…
Allstate in midst of requesting 34% insurance rate hike
Allstate in midst of requesting 34% insurance rate hike

Allstate has asked the state to approve an average 34.1% homeowners insurance rate hike for this year, the Department of Insurance confirmed Thursday . The rate hike request, filed in April 2023, was initially for 39.6%. But Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica-based consumer advocacy group,…
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…
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…
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…
12% Americans Don’t Have Home Insurance: Why More Homeowners Don’t Think The Rising Prices Are Worth It
12% Americans Don’t Have Home Insurance: Why More Homeowners Don’t Think The Rising Prices Are Worth It

Americans are increasingly dropping their homeowner insurance policies or falling behind on payments amid high living costs and rising coverage premiums. Read more.
As Insurance Soars, Homeowners Ask: Is It Worth It?
As Insurance Soars, Homeowners Ask: Is It Worth It?

In the face of inflated supply costs and extreme weather wreaking havoc, home insurance rates have shot through the roof, leaving many Americans begging the question: is owning a home worth it? Retired high school teacher Anjali Tierra is one homeowner who has been without…
Marin homeowners grapple with fire insurance cancellations
Marin homeowners grapple with fire insurance cancellations

Marin residents are among the many Californians who are getting their fire insurance canceled despite the county’s aggressive fire prevention measures. Not even Mark Brown, executive director of the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, is immune. “I received my non-renewal notice,” Brown said during a program…
New proposal could help Californians in high-risk fire areas get their insurance back
New proposal could help Californians in high-risk fire areas get their insurance back

California’s wildfire risk has sent premiums skyrocketing and insurance companies fleeing the state. But this week, the state insurance commission released a new proposal to help homeowners, especially in higher fire risk areas. As part of the proposal, the state released new maps showing the…
Commissioner Lara unveils next steps in his strategy to expand coverage options for Californians in areas of high wildfire risk
Commissioner Lara unveils next steps in his strategy to expand coverage options for Californians in areas of high wildfire risk

Commissioner Lara unveils next steps in his strategy to expand coverage options for Californians in areas of high wildfire risk First-ever wildfire risk map showing where insurance companies need to write more coverage LOS ANGELES — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today released further details of…
California Shows Where Insurers Would Need to Boost Coverage in Fire-Prone Areas
California Shows Where Insurers Would Need to Boost Coverage in Fire-Prone Areas

California insurance regulators on Wednesday released maps of the state’s most wildfire-distressed areas, where they aim to require insurance companies to write more policies, the next phase of their plan to address the ongoing crisis in the state’s home insurance market. The new draft state…
Berkeley homeowners scramble after insurers end coverage citing fire risk
Berkeley homeowners scramble after insurers end coverage citing fire risk

The Department of Insurance has been working on regulatory reform but in the meantime many residents are facing scenarios where their only option is the California FAIR Plan, which they say costs too much and covers too little. Like many around the state, Berkeley homeowners…