The LA fires have a shocking price tag — and we’ll all have to pick up the tab
As the region starts to recover, low-income residents will have the hardest time returning to normal, if they return at all. The fires will likely permanently reshape the character of communities in ...
Chappell Roan Uses Grammy Win to Call Out Record Labels for Not Providing Health Insurance to Artists: I Felt ‘Betrayed by the System’
Chappell Roan won the Grammy for best new artist and used her speech to demand that record labels provide health insurance ...
Wildfire victims file more than 4,400 claims with California’s FAIR Plan, home insurer of last resort
That’s enough to kick the plan’s strained finances further into crisis mode, increasing the chances that homeowners statewide ...
FAIR Plan gets 4,400 insurance claims from LA County wildfire victims
California’s insurer of last resort reported that claims now are high enough to trigger “re-insurance” payments from back-up ...
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Minnesota State Fair tickets and parking to increase as part of plans for $20M in improvements
Minnesota State Fair tickets and parking costs will go up this year to fund more than $20 million in improvements and keep up with rising operational expenses, leaders announced Sunday. Ticket ...
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Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan, or FAIR Plan, or forgo insurance altogether. The FAIR Plan provides basic fire insurance coverage for properties in high-risk areas when ...
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What’s Next for the Local Insurance Industry?
(Photo by Rich Schmitt ... And even those covered by the California FAIR Plan – the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements program, which covers homeowners unable to find private insurance – may not be ...
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First the fires, now the fight: Flaws in California insurance plan will test L.A. homeowners
Sarah Mapel lost her home in Northern California during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in 2020. The loss has prevented Mapel from becoming attached to any house or apartment she’s rented since ...
First the fires, now the fight: Flaws in California insurance plan will test L.A. homeowners
An insurance pool created by officials in California to help residents in wildfire-prone areas could frustrate victims of the L.A. wildfire.
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California fires show states’ ‘last resort’ insurance plans could be overwhelmed
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association did not grant an interview request by publication time. State-backed insurance plans, known as FAIR Plans or Citizens ... insurance companies would ...
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California's FAIR Plan faces financial strain amid Los Angeles wildfire crisis
The California FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan was established in 1968 to provide insurance options for Californians who are unable to obtain coverage through a traditional ...