California’s last-resort fire insurance could get big commercial coverage boost, home ‘hardening’ discount. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announces upgrades to the FAIR Plan ...

The discounts amount to up to a 14.5% reduction on policy premiums for home hardening and landscaping measures to avert wildfire damage. Those discounts, which went into effect Aug. 23, would be ...

California will become the first state in the nation to require insurance premium discounts for owners of homes and businesses that are made safer from wildfires. New rules mandate that insurance ...

The California FAIR Plan, a state-offered fire insurance program, ... San Diego County homeowners offered fire insurance discounts for hardening homes ...

Fire mitigation discounts coming soon to California homes Hardening your home against wildfires can result in lower insurance rates. To stream CBS 8 on your phone, you need the CBS 8 app.

The CZU Lightning Complex wildfire that burned through the Santa Cruz Mountains in late summer 2020 was a wakeup call for Frank Bauerle. He wasted no time fireproofing his Ben Lomond home and ...

Hardening your home to specific fire safety requirements could potentially lead to home insurance discounts By Kelvin Henry • Published May 14, 2025 • Updated on May 14, 2025 at 6:03 pm BOOKMARKER ...

California’s FAIR Plan, which offers insurance policies “of last resort,” launches discounts for the growing number of homeowners who can’t get coverage elsewhere but are taking steps ...

Since the California FAIR Plan started offering residential discounts earlier this week, Chalk Hill Ranch owner Charlie Martin may be in line to see a savings of about $2,000 a year. But it’s a ...