Marin County homeowner aims to reduce wildfire risk with help from local inspectors
With insurance premiums skyrocketing for some Bay Area homeowners and policies being dropped because of high wildfire risks, prevention efforts are ramping up.
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With insurance premiums skyrocketing for some Bay Area homeowners and policies being dropped because of high wildfire risks, prevention efforts are ramping up.
Kenny Choi reports on how Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority inspectors are assisting homeowners reduce their risk for fire danger.
Condo, renter, and home insurance rates are skyrocketing for many customers across the Bay Area and California, with more increases looming.
Kenny Choi reports on Bay Area homeowners bracing for the latest rate hike from State Farm Insurance.
California has a new plan to boost insurance coverage in some of the riskiest areas for wildfires.
As climate risk increases with more severe weather disasters, insurance providers are raising their premium rates or withdrawing from climate-vulnerable regions entirely.
State Farm says it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, nine months after announcing it wouldn't issue new home policies there.
