In an announcement that may reshuffle the deck for homeowners’ insurance across California, industry giant State Farm revealed a strategic shift in their coverage plans, affecting thousands of property and commercial apartment policies in the state. With implications extending to the very nature of wildfire and earthquake risk management, this move by State Farm is poised to remove billions in risk from the company’s books. Earthquake Aftermath Concerns Amplify Fire Risks in California While earthquake policies in California are indeed underwritten through the state-run California Earthquake Authority, State Farm’s heightened…
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