California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks before signing legislation related to student literacy in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes ...

U.S. states have set up insurers to provide protection in disaster-prone areas that private insurance has avoided. They are taking on more risks as calamities become widespread.

Now, in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year, the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan is seeking approval from the state for an average 36% rate hike, which would ...

Sacramento — Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in California communities at high risk for wildfires and force homeowners onto the ...

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS. POTENTIAL RELIEF TO THE STATE’S INSURANCE CRISIS. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS SOME OF THE INSURERS WHO LEFT OR LIMITED COVERAGE IN THE STATE OVER RISING ...

California and Florida have for years been the canary in the gold mine for a homeowner insurance crisis that experts warn might soon spread to many more states across the country. The two ...

The cost of homeowner insurance across the U.S. is expected to continue rising this year, according to a new report by Insurify, with California seeing the second-biggest rate hike in the country ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state's home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural ...