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California’s insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for LA fires claims
California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out claims related to the Los Angeles wildfires.
California Levies $1 Billion Assessment on Insurers for LA Fires
The funds will help the state’s insurer of last resort pay claims to thousands of homeowners affected by the wildfires.
California Seeks $1 Billion From Insurers to Shore up FAIR Plan After LA Fires
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has requested $1 billion in additional funds from the commission's member insurers to shore up the state-backed FAIR Plan after wildfires ravaged swathes of land in and around Los Angeles last month.
California bails out FAIR Plan with $1 billion assessment in wake of LA fires
In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, the California FAIR Plan, the state's property insurer of last resort, requested approval for $1 billion from the California insurance commissioner, which he approved the same day.
California FAIR Plan is running out of money; nearly all homeowners to help bail it out
The California FAIR Plan does not have enough money to weather the impact of the record-breaking Los Angeles wildfires on its own. Instead, it will turn to private insurers for help — triggering a process where insured California homeowners across the state will end up paying part of the bill.
LA braces for landslides as atmospheric river brings heavy rain to California
A new rain storm is bearing down on California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the ...
LA fire areas brace for ‘life-threatening’ debris flows from the worst storm in a year as heavy snow hits the Midwest
Two significant storms are hitting two different parts of the country at the same time as a frenzied weather pattern shows no ...
LA wildfire rebuilding faces construction worker shortage
Southern California’s construction workforce is at 98% of peak staffing – high employment that suggests rebuilding wildfire ...
California man nabbed while setting blaze hit with felony arson charges — 27th bust tied to LA wildfires
Alejandro Martinez, 41, allegedly set one of the fires that destroyed large swaths of California in recent weeks, and faces ...
Light rain arrives in Southern California ahead of main storm, flash flood watch
The first storm in a two-part series has made its way to Southern California before the main storm begins Thursday, increasing the danger of flash flooding.
LA Times Today: Two new wolf packs confirmed in California amid population boom
A gray wolf howling at the moon in the Golden State. But over the past decade or so, wolves have made a California comeback.