Homeowners insurance

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Millions of homes in the Western U.S. are at moderate to very high risk of wildfires, according to the 2024 Wildfire Risk Report.

The California Department of Insurance, responding to consumer advocate groups' criticisms, issued a plan that its commissioner says will keep rate increases in check.

Risks include pushing debt-to-income ratios too high for qualifying and rising costs leading to defaults, all of which affect the secondary markets.

Wildfires burned over 4.5 million acres nationwide in 2024, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

One California insurer received an approved rate change for 56.4%, an increase affecting over 17,000 borrowers.

Borrowers are reacting to more media coverage of wider windstorm activity and events like a Tri-State earthquake, experts said.

Damages from U.S. natural disasters contributed to 80% of global insured losses in the first half of the year.

While insurers like State Farm General Insurance Co. and Allstate Corp. are retreating to avoid costly fire damage claims, Delos is going all in.

InnSure executive director shares how communities can combat higher rates and mitigate climate risk by taking control of their insurability.

Only 3.30% of homeowners in the top state are uninsured.

Roughly 13% of homeowners in the top state are uninsured.

The Congressional Budget Office acknowledged limitations in its research of expected flood damage data.

More than 7 million homes in the US are already exposed to fire risk, a figure seen climbing to nearly 13 million over the next 30 years, according to a 2022 study.

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Progressive scored first overall for online user experience in the Q2 2024 Online Insurance Scorecard from Keynova. State Farm and USAA tied for second.

There was an increase in cases involving business liability, business interruptions and non-hurricane homeowners policies, according to LexisNexis company, Lex Machina

Western utilities and beyond are finding it prohibitively expensive, if not impossible, to insure against potential fire-related claims. The issue will become more pressing as climate change makes droughts more intense and frequent, heightening the chances of more destructive infernos.

California's lofty home prices and scarce inventory already amounted to one of the most nightmarish housing markets in the U.S.