On February 12, the University of California San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) hosted the CalIT2 “Symposium on Disaster Resilience: Data-Driven Insurability.” The full-day event brought together ...

The recent rains may have lowered the threat of wildfire in the area, but the problem of maintaining fire insurance is a year-round problem for many in California. As a result, a number of new laws ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Insurance Commissioner Lara’s 2023 regulatory overhaul promised to ease California’s insurance crisis but instead ...

SAN DIEGO — Recent wildfires in Southern California have led to an increase in properties being mapped by CAL FIRE as high-risk fire zones. However, this doesn't necessarily mean insurance rates are ...

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 ...

Ricardo Lara’s successor will have a full plate. Insurance premiums are rising; fire survivors are struggling; the FAIR Plan is still growing.

During Orinda homeowner Yasaman Nazmi Lee’s home-insurance saga — one of millions playing out across California as the age of mega-fires drives insurers to pull back from coverage and raise prices — ...