Colorado Edition: New reservoir taking shape near Loveland; 2003 wildfire survivor helps others navigate insurance
Colorado Edition: New reservoir taking shape near Loveland; 2003 wildfire survivor helps others navigate insurance

Before it flows through your kitchen faucet, water in the Colorado River basin takes a long and winding journey. For a lot of homes on the northern Front Range, that journey will soon be getting another step. In the hills above Loveland, KUNC’s Alex Hager…
Guest Blog: Fire Resistant Building Materials for New Home Construction
Guest Blog: Fire Resistant Building Materials for New Home Construction

With the climate crisis in full effect, it appears that wildfires are on the rise. Especially in states like California, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Montana, and others, wildfires are a huge issue. Every year there are multiple dangerous outbreaks of fire that spread across countries threatening…
Insuring Your Life
Insuring Your Life

If you have dependents or people whose financial security is important to you, then life insurance is a logical investment. Buying a policy that suits your goals and budget isn’t hard if you find a salesperson who is knowledgeable and ethical and doesn’t try to steer you…
Marin fire officials welcome proposed state insurance rules
Marin fire officials welcome proposed state insurance rules

Marin fire officials are lauding expanded regulations for wildfire insurance aimed at improving safety standards and driving down the cost of coverage for homeowners and businesses. The new regulations, released Friday by the state Department of Insurance, incorporate the new “safer from wildfires” framework, a…
California’s “Safer from Wildfires” shows how to protect homes, get insurance discounts
California’s “Safer from Wildfires” shows how to protect homes, get insurance discounts

During a time when insurance companies have been canceling policies around the Lake Tahoe Basin and Sierra due to wildfire threats, a recent announcement by state regulators comes at a beneficial time. There is possible financial relief ahead for those living in wildfire areas of…
New regulations introduced to improve wildfire safety and drive down cost of insurance
New regulations introduced to improve wildfire safety and drive down cost of insurance

On Friday, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced new regulations intended to improve wildfire safety and drive down the cost of insurance for homeowners and businesses. Under the proposed regulations, which could be in effect by this summer, insurance companies would be required to factor consumers’…
‘There should have been a failsafe’: Marshall Fire victims say they are massively underinsured
‘There should have been a failsafe’: Marshall Fire victims say they are massively underinsured

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — All that rises from the charred landscape after the Marshall Fire in Boulder County are decades of memories and what’s left of suburban homes that once seemed sheltered from wildfire. Cindy White, who lost her Louisville home, said she was “totally unprepared…
El exjefe del sindicato de la policía de Nueva York es acusado de robar de miles de dólares para su “lujoso estilo de vida”
El exjefe del sindicato de la policía de Nueva York es acusado de robar de miles de dólares para su “lujoso estilo de vida”

Ed Mullins, expresidente de la Asociación Benevolente de Sargentos, dimitió el año pasado de su cargo tras sufrir una redada del FBI en su casa de Manhattan. Por Jonathan Dienst y Marlene Lenthang – NBC News El expresidente del sindicato de la policía de Nueva…
10 Ways To Protect Your Home From Wildfires
10 Ways To Protect Your Home From Wildfires

Thanks to climate change, wildfires are more frequent, bigger and of greater intensity, according to the 2021 Wildfire Report by CoreLogic, a property data research firm. Taking steps to protect your home is more important than ever, as is having enough insurance. Climate change contributes…
Do you know anyone living in a fire-prone area of ​​California?
Do you know anyone living in a fire-prone area of ​​California?

As the season of fires grows longer and wildfires intensify, Californians living in fire-prone areas struggle to find affordable home insurance. With that in mind, state officials this week announced a “Wildfire Safety” framework to improve fire safety and reduce losses. The goal is not…
“It’s a gut punch”: Marshall fire survivors fear their homes were underinsured and they can’t afford to rebuild
“It’s a gut punch”: Marshall fire survivors fear their homes were underinsured and they can’t afford to rebuild

Colorado’s insurance commissioner, other experts worry underinsurance of homes is a statewide problem When Dave Baron and his wife Kim Meyer closed on their new home on Mulberry Street in Louisville on Aug. 31, they believed they had all the insurance they would need should…
People who lost homes in the Marshall Fire are trying to begin rebuilding. Their insurance coverage might stand in the way
People who lost homes in the Marshall Fire are trying to begin rebuilding. Their insurance coverage might stand in the way

Craig Swift was getting ready to install a charger for an electric vehicle at his home in Louisville, so he called his insurance agent at State Farm. Swift and his wife, Cynthia, had just spent about $45,000 to upgrade the siding on their home. The…
Keep home insurance up to date
Keep home insurance up to date

I read an article on how a wildfire in Colorado destroyed 1,000 homes. The article claimed the losses would exceed $1 billion dollars. United Policyholders, a national nonprofit consumer-advocacy group based in California, claims two-thirds of fire victims are underinsured based on their surveys. That…
Regulators unveil wildfire safety plan. Will it fix rural California’s insurance crisis?
Regulators unveil wildfire safety plan. Will it fix rural California’s insurance crisis?

State regulators rolled out a “Safer from Wildfire” program Monday to encourage rural residents and business owners to gird their properties as a way of fixing the insurance crisis that’s plagued the Sierra foothills and other fire-prone areas of California the past few years. The…
If you live in a fire-prone part of California, this roadmap can help you save on insurance
If you live in a fire-prone part of California, this roadmap can help you save on insurance

With the fire season growing longer and wildfires increasing in intensity, Californians living in fire-prone areas are having a harder time finding affordable insurance for their homes — if they can find coverage at all. With that in mind, state officials unveiled a “Safer from Wildfires” framework this week for…
California Insurance Commissioner Lara and State Emergency Agencies Issue “Safer From Wildfires” Framework to Protect Existing Homes and Communities
California Insurance Commissioner Lara and State Emergency Agencies Issue “Safer From Wildfires” Framework to Protect Existing Homes and Communities

Drawing on the direct experience of first responders, fire safety experts, and the latest research on wildfires, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and emergency management leaders in Governor Gavin Newsom’s Administration today announced “Safer from Wildfires,” a new insurance framework that incorporates wildfire safety measures to…
Insurance Companies Are Abandoning Homeowners Facing Climate Disasters
Insurance Companies Are Abandoning Homeowners Facing Climate Disasters

Insurance companies are leaving homeowners at the mercy of climate catastrophes they helped create. Major insurance companies are choosing to protect the fossil fuel industry while abandoning homeowners whose safety and livelihoods are being threatened by the industry’s carbon emissions. Insurance giants Chubb, Liberty Mutual,…
Should wildfire victims get more insurance money up front? Some lawmakers think so.
Should wildfire victims get more insurance money up front? Some lawmakers think so.

When wildfire struck Grand County, Marjorie Cranston and her husband lost their home of 15 years. The loss was hard enough, Cranston said, without spending months scouring her brain to remember every single item lost in the flames. The 2020 East Troublesome Fire destroyed an estimated 366…