Setting Opinions Aside: An Objective Look at Wildfire Insurance In the wake of devastating wildfires across the country, the House Financial Services Committee has taken a significant step towards addressing the growing concern over insurance coverage for damages resulting from such disasters. With a strong bipartisan backing, the committee has forwarded a bill that mandates a comprehensive study on the state of wildfire insurance. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. and chair of the committee, emphasized that the conversation about wildfires must transcend the usual debate on climate change, focusing on observable…
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Insurance rates countrywide could be impacted by extreme weather trends
Millions of people across the country are already facing higher rates due to natural disaster risks. Across the United States, millions of homeowners have been watching their insurance rates climb in recent years due to the spiking risk of high winds, floods and wildfires, said a new analysis. Around 12 million US properties could see increases to their premiums due to flood risk alone. Almost 24 million properties will experience higher insurance rates because of the risk of wind damage, and about 4.4 million property owners will need to pay…
Read MoreTravel insurance claims abound among those who planned a Maui vacation
Travelers who booked trips to the Hawaiian island devastated by wildfires are seeking to cancel. The Maui wildfires are causing people who had intended to travel to the island to look to their travel insurance and credit cards to obtain a refund for the plans they had booked but that they now intend to cancel. Many people who had intended to head to the Hawaiian island now want refunds for their trips. This unfortunate situation is being used by many agents as a reminder to clients about the importance of…
Read MoreInsurance losses continue to climb from Maui wildfires
Aid has started a slow arrival to the Hawaiian island that has been devastated by the blazes. As Hawaii attempts to cope with the aftermath of the catastrophic wildfires that killed over 100 people and destroyed as many as 2,200 structures, the insurance losses continued to be tallied and are only climbing. The economic impact of what the blazes left behind is also only just beginning to be tallied. The Biden administration announced that it would be sending $700 per household in aid to individuals critically impacted by the Maui…
Read MoreState Farm will no longer sell home insurance in wildfire-prone California
The giant has announced that it is leaving the state’s homeowners’ market due to high risk and construction costs. State Farm has announced that due to spiking wildfire risks and construction costs, it is leaving selling in California’s home insurance market altogether. The insurer is stopping new sales of the coverage in the state, which it says has become too expensive. State Farm issued an official media release to announce its withdrawal from the home insurance market in California. It stopped accepting business and personal applications on May 27. That…
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