Government officials, insurance industry representatives, nonprofits and academics from around the nation and world gathered in Los Angeles for a summit this week — in a state where residents are dealing with higher premiums for homeowners and auto insurance, with some of them finding it tough to get insured at all. That includes nearly 4,300 Santa Cruz County residents who learned recently that State Farm was not renewing their home insurance policies.
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California insurance market ‘in chaos,’ says former insurance chief. Can the new chief fix it?
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Tech-billionaire promises for a new city, from roads to water, are worth hundreds of millions of dollars — if they’re binding
California Forever CEO Jan Sramek says promises of new homes, jobs, investments are binding, but legal experts and elected officials are skeptical.
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350,000 Californians are now on the FAIR Plan, the last resort for fire insurance. Now what?
As the FAIR Plan writes more fire-insurance policies, homeowners complain about poor service, rising costs and threats of getting kicked off.
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‘Prompt action’ on fire insurance has yet to help California homeowners
While state regulators craft new regulations and consult with the insurance industry, many Californians are paying extra-high premiums — or going without insurance entirely.