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fromSFGATE
6 days ago

The INSURE Act: Could a New Federal Backstop Stabilize Home Insurance and Make Homes Insurable Again?

Homeowners face a crisis in home insurance with rising premiums and decreasing availability, prompting legislative efforts for federal solutions.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

California's former insurance commissioner wants oil and gas companies to pay for the home insurance crisis

Insurance is the climate crisis canary in the coal mine, and the canary is dying. Severe-weather events are more common and extreme because we're not doing enough, fast enough, to transition from fossil fuels and other greenhouse gas-emitting industries.
California
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Opinion: Californians deserve clarity on what's driving skyrocketing insurance costs

California must develop public catastrophe models to address the insurance market dysfunction caused by climate change.
SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Letters: Authors of climate change must pick up the tab

Climate change impacts lead to insurance issues, unfairly burdening families instead of polluters; legislation needed for accountability.
Support Measure T to maintain education quality in local high schools.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Opinion: Californians deserve clarity on what's driving skyrocketing insurance costs

California must develop public catastrophe models to address the insurance market dysfunction caused by climate change.
SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Letters: Authors of climate change must pick up the tab

Climate change impacts lead to insurance issues, unfairly burdening families instead of polluters; legislation needed for accountability.
Support Measure T to maintain education quality in local high schools.
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fromKqed
2 months ago
SF real estate

California Clears State Farm to Hike Rates Next Month After Massive LA Fire Losses | KQED

California allows State Farm to implement emergency rate increases amid a severe insurance crisis.
Rate hikes are insufficient to resolve California's insurance issues; more comprehensive solutions are needed.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

'My neighbor's toilet?': Bizarre list of reasons why insurance companies dropped CA homeowners

California homeowners face arbitrary insurance non-renewals citing nonexistent issues, creating an insurance crisis for many.
fromKqed
2 months ago
SF real estate

California Clears State Farm to Hike Rates Next Month After Massive LA Fire Losses | KQED

SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

'My neighbor's toilet?': Bizarre list of reasons why insurance companies dropped CA homeowners

California homeowners face arbitrary insurance non-renewals citing nonexistent issues, creating an insurance crisis for many.
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fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago

Op-ed | It's time for the NYC Council to reduce additional no-fault insurance for taxis and for-hire vehicles | amNewYork

New York's no-fault insurance laws are driving up premiums and causing insurer insolvency due to rampant fraudulent claims in the taxi and for-hire vehicle sectors.
NYC real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 months ago

A growing Fannie Mae "blacklist" is paralyzing home sales

Insurance crises post-Surfside collapse are causing condos to fail Fannie Mae's strict insurance requirements.
Many condos opt for cheaper insurance, risking mortgage eligibility and financial stability.
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fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

The threat to American homes not enough people are talking about

Hail damage is increasingly severe, causing homeowners costly repairs and insurance premiums to rise.
The insurance industry struggles with predicting hail storms, impacting coverage and rates.
Extreme weather events, particularly hail storms, are rising in frequency and damaging financial stability of insurers.
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