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Comment by lmm

1 day ago

Don't worry, the California government is responding to that by making it illegal to stop offering insurance in the state. That will definitely fix the problem.

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owlbite  1 day ago

Source? Many companies seem to be stopping offering insurance in the state just fine!

The most recent moves seem to be relaxing the pricing rules to allow major disaster pricing and recharging reinsurance rates in exchange for insurers offering more policies in high risk areas.

  • nathanaldensr  1 day ago

    https://www.clydeco.com/en/insights/2025/01/california-wildf...

    > The Bulletin was issued pursuant to California Insurance Code section 675.1(b)(1), which states that an insurer “shall not cancel or refuse to renew a policy of residential property insurance for a property located in any zip code within or adjacent to the fire perimeter, for one year after the declaration of a state of emergency . . . based solely on the fact that the insured structure is located in an area in which a wildfire has occurred.”