Rising Home Insurance Rates Spur Some To Shop Around
Rising Home Insurance Rates Spur Some To Shop Around

When Jen Freeland and her husband bought their house in Chattanooga, Tenn., they purchased a homeowners policy with an annual premium of $680. Two years later, the bill jumped to nearly double that. “We’ve never had a claim on our homeowners insurance and we’d like…
Paperwork, Pain, and the Long Road Back: The Ins and Outs of the Post-Wildfire Insurance Tango
Paperwork, Pain, and the Long Road Back: The Ins and Outs of the Post-Wildfire Insurance Tango

By Ethan Stewart December 10, 2009 In the past 13 months, the foothills above Santa Barbara and Montecito have seen two ferocious fires tear through their countryside. Ravaging storied neighborhoods such as Mountain Drive, Coyote Road, and San Roque Canyon, the Tea and Jesusita fires…
Poizner Hails Recovery From Fires, Says Most Claims Are Resolved
Poizner Hails Recovery From Fires, Says Most Claims Are Resolved

ESCONDIDO — Standing in front of an Escondido home that rose from the ashes of the 2007 wildfires, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said yesterday that the pain of post-fire recovery and rebuilding has finally ended for most of the victims. Poizner, who is running…
UP Press Conference Highlights Ongoing Insurance Claim Problems
UP Press Conference Highlights Ongoing Insurance Claim Problems

“TWICE BURNED” WHAT: 2008 Freeway Complex Fire Survivors from Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills hold press conference as they face one-year fire anniversary to discuss insurance obstacles to rebuilding and call for action WHEN: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 10:00 am WHERE: 475 S. Laureltree…
Wildfire Victims Find Rebuilding Hard
Wildfire Victims Find Rebuilding Hard

First came the fire, jumping the freeway and moving with such ferocity that Brian Stanley and his then-4-year-old son didn’t have time to put on shoes as they ran out of their burning house. The looters came next, combing the ashes for jewelry and valuables,…
2008 Freeway Express Fire Survivor Community Calls For Action As They Face The One Year Fire Anniversary
2008 Freeway Express Fire Survivor Community Calls For Action As They Face The One Year Fire Anniversary

“TWICE BURNED” Press Conference Speakers: Karen Reimus, ’03 Cedar Fire Survivor and Outreach Coordinator for United Policyholders, a nonprofit organization Patrick Craft, ’08 Freeway Complex Fire Survivor – Anaheim Hills Karla Rinskopf, ’08 Freeway Complex Fire Survivor – Yorba Linda Edward Pajarito, ’08 Freeway Complex…
California Quake Could Have Huge Impact
California Quake Could Have Huge Impact
Haiti quake stirs concern in California
Haiti quake stirs concern in California

The devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti last month has shaken up residents in other earthquake-prone areas, including the Bay Area, prompting renewed interest in earthquake insurance. “The horrible tragedy in Haiti has focused people a little more on earthquake risk,” said Glenn Pomeroy, the CEO…
States Shed Reinsurance and ‘Run Naked’ Through Storm Risks
States Shed Reinsurance and ‘Run Naked’ Through Storm Risks
Pay-as-you-drive bill is a win-win
Pay-as-you-drive bill is a win-win
AIR Estimates Insured Losses From Southern California Wildfires Likely Range Between $600 and $800 Million
AIR Estimates Insured Losses From Southern California Wildfires Likely Range Between $600 and $800 Million
On The Road To Recovery
On The Road To Recovery
California Senate insurance panel hires former State Farm lawyer
California Senate insurance panel hires former State Farm lawyer

Reporting from Sacramento — A state legislative committee overseeing the insurance industry has hired a former lawyer for State Farm as a top advisor, alarming consumer activists who say the move is the latest spin of a busy revolving door between government and the industry.…
Public Interest Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Rehear Case on Consumer Protection Law
Public Interest Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Rehear Case on Consumer Protection Law

Groups Want Reversal on Ruling That Companies Can Continue Illegal Practices Until Someone Gets Hurt SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In an extraordinary request made late yesterday, eight public interest organizations asked the California Supreme Court to scrap its recent decision barring consumers…
Natural Disaster Insurance: Do You Need It?
Natural Disaster Insurance: Do You Need It?

With the news media filled with stories lately about natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfires, many consumers may be wondering when to purchase additional insurance to protect their homes from Mother Nature. My husband and I certainly have been concerned with the topic since…
Southland homeowners at risk for mudslides have trouble finding insurance
Southland homeowners at risk for mudslides have trouble finding insurance

Some residents of areas burned by the Station fire are buying flood policies on top of fire and earthquake plans, hoping that at least one will accept mudslide damage claims. Charred slopes in the foothills towering above William Johnson’s La Cañada Flintridge home are now…
Why Earthquake Insurance Is Tough Sell, Even In Bay Area
Why Earthquake Insurance Is Tough Sell, Even In Bay Area

Bill Clingan was around when the Loma Prieta earthquake sucker-punched the Bay Area 20 years ago. His Walnut Creek home suffered no damage, which is why he feels comfortable today not having earthquake insurance. “It’s very expensive. Deductibles are high. It’s just not worth it,”…
’08 Wildfire Victims Insured with AIG Get $$$ Help from CDI and UP
’08 Wildfire Victims Insured with AIG Get $$$ Help from CDI and UP

Survivors to receive an average $100,000 to $125,000 in Additional Coverage Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today announced that the California Department of Insurance CDI) has secured between $37 million and $46 million in additional coverage from AIG for Sayre Fire survivors in Sylmar. Commissioner Poizner…