California insurance commissioner discusses statewide impact of L.A. fires
The Los Angeles County fires have cast uncertainty over when the insurance crisis buffeting the entire state will ease, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara told the Chronicle during an interview Saturday in Santa Monica,
Here's what not to do if your California home was damaged, destroyed by wildfire
If your home or business was damaged or destroyed in a wildfire, California Insurance Commissioner Richard Lara says don't sign anything right away.
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California Department of Insurance announces workshops. What to know
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara will host a pair of insurance workshops in Santa Monica and Pasadena over the following weeks to aid people in Los Angeles County in the rebuilding process.
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State official Ricardo Lara warns of fraud targeting survivors of LA wildfires
Workshops on Jan. 18 and Jan. 25 in Pasadena and Santa Monica will help homeowners understand their insurance policies.
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Commissioner Lara Expands Moratorium Protecting More Wildfire Survivors
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara expanded emergency insurance protections for Southern California homeowners, adding new ZIP Codes to those
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
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Los Angeles County wildfires underscore California’s growing threat of disaster
Wildfires, driven by fierce Santa Ana winds blowing off the desert, are sweeping through Los Angeles County neighborhoods ... to write policies in California under the current regulatory system. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, with support from ...
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California’s insurance is in crisis. The solution will cost homeowners a ton
Lynne Levin-Guzman stood in the front yard of her 90-year-old parents’ home in Los Angeles County ... State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and consumer groups say. Insurers in California have been refusing to write new policies in areas they ...
Another PDS alert issued, Los Angeles County reopens Altadena to residents
Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme Santa Ana winds increase fire danger.
State Farm expands renewal offers to all L.A. County policyholders slated to have been dropped
State Farm, California's largest home insurer, said Thursday it will offer renewals to all of its 250,000 L.A. County residential policyholders slated to have been dropped, not just those in fire rava
Will California insurance reforms be enough to stop insurers from leaving?
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said new regulations will keep homeowners insured. Some of the new efforts give insurance companies more leeway in raising rates, while allowing them to use computer modeling to forecast risk and to incorporate their own “reinsurance” costs from backup providers in setting future premiums.
California bars insurers from dropping fire victims until 2026. What to know
California bars insurers from dropping fire victims until 2026. What to know - As the Palisades and Eaton fires wreak havoc on Los Angeles, the state insurance commissioner is taking action to protect