/tags/insurance Insurance en-US Copyright Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:59:02 GMT /wildfire/2025-03-29/oregon-lawmakers-ask-insurers-to-pause-dropping-policies-based-on-internal-wildfire-risk-maps Two Oregon lawmakers are calling on major insurance companies to stop using their own internal wildfire risk maps to drop homeowner's policies — at least until next year. Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:59:02 GMT /wildfire/2025-03-29/oregon-lawmakers-ask-insurers-to-pause-dropping-policies-based-on-internal-wildfire-risk-maps April Ehrlich /wildfire/2025-03-24/new-fire-maps-put-nearly-4-million-californians-in-hazardous-zones-what-does-that-mean-for-the-people-who-live-there CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:29:23 GMT /wildfire/2025-03-24/new-fire-maps-put-nearly-4-million-californians-in-hazardous-zones-what-does-that-mean-for-the-people-who-live-there Ben Christopher /politics-government/2025-02-17/big-homeowner-rate-hike-from-state-farm-shot-down-by-california-regulator In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, State Farm asked for an “emergency” premium increase of 22% on average for California homeowners. Lara today denied the request pending more information. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:28:43 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-17/big-homeowner-rate-hike-from-state-farm-shot-down-by-california-regulator Levi Sumagaysay /wildfire/2025-02-11/california-homeowners-to-face-new-fees-to-keep-fallback-insurance-plan-solvent After saying it would run out of funds by March, California’s last-resort fire insurance provider will impose a special charge of $1 billion on homeowners and insurance companies, the first such move in more than three decades. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:13:50 GMT /wildfire/2025-02-11/california-homeowners-to-face-new-fees-to-keep-fallback-insurance-plan-solvent Levi Sumagaysay /wildfire/2025-02-06/oregon-homeowners-face-rising-insurance-costs-as-wildfire-risk-grows Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) plans to reintroduce a bill to help wildfire-affected communities. Golden’s past attempts failed, but wildfire funding remains a priority for lawmakers. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:25:54 GMT /wildfire/2025-02-06/oregon-homeowners-face-rising-insurance-costs-as-wildfire-risk-grows Elizabeth Castillo /wildfire/2025-01-10/la-fires-could-drastically-drive-up-insurance-premiums-and-test-californias-new-market-rules The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles fires began. Can the market recover and stabilize? Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:50:13 GMT /wildfire/2025-01-10/la-fires-could-drastically-drive-up-insurance-premiums-and-test-californias-new-market-rules Levi Sumagaysay /wildfire/2024-12-30/california-will-soon-require-insurers-to-increase-home-coverage-in-wildfire-prone-areas Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in fire-prone areas if they want to keep doing business in California under a state regulation announced Monday. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:19:10 GMT /wildfire/2024-12-30/california-will-soon-require-insurers-to-increase-home-coverage-in-wildfire-prone-areas Trân Nguyễn /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-29/prescribed-fire-liability-pilot-program-in-oregon-launches A new pilot program in Oregon will provide state liability coverage for prescribed fires. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:41:32 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-29/prescribed-fire-liability-pilot-program-in-oregon-launches Roman Battaglia /health-and-medicine/2024-08-02/klamath-county-behavioral-health-clinic-faces-insurance-barriers-to-providing-sobering-services This week staff at a Klamath Falls community mental health program asked county commissioners to help them find insurance. Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:33:27 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-08-02/klamath-county-behavioral-health-clinic-faces-insurance-barriers-to-providing-sobering-services Justin Higginbottom /wildfire/2024-07-18/oregon-releases-new-draft-wildfire-hazard-map Oregonians can look up specific tax lots to see how susceptible they are to wildfires. The map won’t impact homeowner insurance plans. State law prohibits insurance providers from using it to determine premiums or coverage. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:51:53 GMT /wildfire/2024-07-18/oregon-releases-new-draft-wildfire-hazard-map April Ehrlich