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 — ...

A California appeals court has limited the authority of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to administratively expand the basic coverage provided by the state’ s property insurer of last resort, the ...

A California appeals court this month turned down an effort by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to force the state's ...

Climate change is making insuring homes more expensive. And in neighborhoods where that risk is the greatest, higher insurance costs are starting to eat into property values as well.

Mercury Insurance is the state’s first to use a process that allows climate modeling to expand coverage in wildfire-prone areas. One of California’s largest property insurers pledged to sell ...

California's FAIR Plan is seeking a 35.8% insurance rate hike due to significant wildfire losses. If approved, the increase would take effect in April 2026, with discounts available for wildfire ...

New data shows record numbers of Californians cannot get coverage from insurance companies and must rely on the state insurer of last resort. California appears to have supplanted Florida as the state ...

For years, California’s insurance market has been in crisis, as providers struggle to pay out claims from catastrophic wildfires. Some insurance companies have left the state entirely, leaving ...

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 ...

Across the 50 largest metros, an average of 7.0% of monthly homeownership costs go toward property insurance. Property insurance can account for a significant chunk of your monthly budget — especially ...

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