What began as an insurance crisis is rapidly becoming a credit and housing crisis that threatens the stability of the entire ...

The latest episode of Consumer Watchdog's podcast series Smoke & Mirrors explores how a backdoor agreement between California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and major insurance companies led to a ...

California's insurance reforms, intended to bring relief to homeowners struggling with wildfire coverage, have instead ...

A new tool could make it easier for homeowners to get and better understand fire insurance coverage.

Despite a court loss and sanctioning by state regulators, California’s home insurer of last resort continues to deny smoke damage claims from the January wildfires — even when toxic substances have ...

Insurance companies are dropping customers as the cost of disasters goes up. Some communities in California are working to ...

Farmers Insurance Group, California’s second-largest home insurance company, is seeking a rate hike amid plans to lift a cap ...

The night the Palisades Fire swept over the ridgeline, residents felt the heat before they saw the flames. Within minutes, ...

The California Department of Insurance has urged residents who have been ordered to evacuate because of wildfires to contact their insurance companies about reimbursement for evacuation and relocation ...

Sunset Mesa residents are pushing for fireproof construction with noncombustible materials to shield entire blocks and ...

A new legislative package signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom will attempt to stabilize the state’s shaky wildfire insurance market and help homeowners who have lost everything in a ...