A new tool could make it easier for homeowners to get and better understand fire insurance coverage. A recently approved bill, SB 429, creates a publicly accessible tool that not only tracks fires and ...

Oct. 3—The FAIR Plan, California's last-resort insurance program for homeowners needing fire coverage, is seeking approval for steep rate hikes averaging 35.8%, though some policyholders could ...

California fire victims say they're struggling to rebuild because insurance payouts have been slow or insufficient. Some lawmakers say home insurance is failing those facing climate change.

SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state’s home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The ...

New regulations were supposed to ensure that homeowners in fire zones would have coverage available. But companies can still avoid serving many high-risk areas, a Times investigation found. New ...

Nevada's new law allows insurers to exclude wildfire coverage from standard policies starting January 2026, requiring separate wildfire-only policies. This mirrors approaches in other high-risk areas ...

“We thought we could trust the system,” said a homeowner in Altadena whose insurance policy was canceled only months before the January fires destroyed his home. By Katie Benner Branislav Kecman was ...

Mount Shasta resident Donna Ault and her family are among the nearly 11% of Siskiyou County households on the California FAIR Plan — a fire-only insurance policy no homeowner wants to turn to. Living ...