Colorado homeowners insurance Archives

California, Colorado and Texas Face Billion-Dollar Home Insurance Dilemma

August 27, 2024August 26, 2024 Nordstrom

California’s Growing Wildfire Risk for Home Insurance Market California homeowners face a growing problem: over 1.2 million homes are at moderate or high risk of wildfire damage, with reconstruction costs exceeding $760 billion. According to CoreLogic’s Wildfire Risk Report, this is particularly concerning for those living in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), especially in areas like Los Angeles, San Diego, and Riverside. Climate change is a significant factor, with NOAA’s data showing the number of acres burned each year has nearly doubled since the early ’80s. Reconstruction costs for damaged…

Colorado home insurance customers reel from new coverage struggles

May 20, 2024May 18, 2024 H. Cutner

Home Insurance - Person Stressed - Colorado Flag

Rates have been skyrocketing and property owners have been losing their coverage Residents of Colorado have been battling their way through the state’s home insurance market as rates head consistently skyward and coverage becomes increasingly difficult to get. The trend has been having an impact on the real estate market State residents seeking to buy a property or even simply wanting to keep the one they already have, have been facing new struggles, as they have been peppered with high prices, high interest rates, and massive property taxes. Beyond that,…

Skyrocketing Colorado Home Insurance Rates Triggered by Hail and Wildfires

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 H. Cutner

Insurers in the state are blaming increasingly extreme weather and wildfires for the higher premiums. Home insurance rates are headed skyward again in Colorado as state officials estimate that one in two people in the state live in zones that are considered high-risk wildfire zones. Homeowners in the state have already watched their premiums rise by over 50 percent in three years. To keep up with the wildfire risk, on top of the risk of other damaging weather events such as hail, on top of the rising cost of home…

Colorado homeowners scramble to find affordable wildfire insurance

January 5, 2023January 4, 2023 Nordstrom

Wildfire insurance - Homeowners Coverage

State lawmakers are pursuing a government-run plan for property owners to use as a last resort. Residents of Colorado are well aware of the importance of wildfire insurance, following several years of major blazes. That said, they are struggling to find the coverage they need, particularly at an affordable price. State Representative Judy Amabile (D) has seen her own neighbors and constituents struggling. “I am starting to hear some of my neighbors are not getting renewed and I would have never dreamed I was at risk of a wildfire,” said…

Property insurance expansion approved by Colorado legislature

April 27, 2022April 26, 2022 G. Turner

The decision was made to provide immediate and practical assistance due to wildfire losses. Victims of Colorado’s wildfires could soon benefit from more assistance from their property insurance companies as the state’s legislature recently approved changes. The goal is to provide policyholders and victims of the wildfires with immediate and substantial help. Should House Bill 1111 be signed into law, it will mean that the number of lost property insurance companies will be required to provide upfront coverage and to lengthen the timeframe victims have in which to apply for…