As fire season grows, California senators push for more year-round firefighters
After LA fires, Senate President Mike McGuire proposes full-time firefighters to replace the current seasonal workforce ...
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Policyholders turned to FAIR Plan for coverage amid fewer primary insurers in California – AM Best
A new commentary from AM Best noted that California policyholders increasingly turned to the state’s insurer of last resort ...
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California enclave declares itself a 'non-sanctuary' city, will work with immigration officials, Trump admin
Leaders in one Southern California city fed up with the state's immigration policies have voted to become a "non-sanctuary" city and ignore the state's sanctuary laws. The resolution was approved ...
East Bay Times18d
Why all California homeowners could be on the hook for LA County wildfire costs
The California FAIR Plan has an outsized share of the state’s riskiest policies because it is the insurer of last resort for home and building owners who can’t get coverage elsewhere.
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Southern California wildfires highlight home insurance industry
The Insurance Journal, a trade magazine, reports that the California Fair Plan, has $377 million to play claims plus $5.75 billion in insurance it bought to cover mass disasters. If true ...
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‘Uptick’ in seasonal illnesses straining Hamilton hospitals
Local emergency departments are facing significant demand from what appears to be an above-average seasonal surge in illnesses ... Reach her at kmccullough@torstar.ca.
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Plan to help save LA from mass fires with seawater long-stalled
A plan to provide firefighters in Los Angeles ... “I think the fire service just didn't see the need for it in Southern California,” recalled Charles Scawthorn, a UC Berkeley researcher ...