Commissioner Lara urges insurance companies to cover reimbursement costs for those displaced during wildfires News: 2020 Press Release For Release: September 3, 2020 Media Calls Only: 916-492-3566 Email Inquiries: cdipress@insurance.ca.gov Commissioner Lara urges insurance companies to cover reimbursement costs for those displaced during wildfires LOS ANGELES, Calif. — To... Read more
Taming the Flaming Cats From the article; "Among the many lessons for insurers coming out of Fort McMurray, one may be in how to handle claims caused by wildfires – a peril that insurers have predicted for some time will only get worse." Read more
Expedited Claim Handling Billing Grace Period Procedures for California Wildfires 11/15/2018 Notice In an effort to assist victims of the current wildfires throughout the state, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is calling on all property insurance companies to implement emergency expedited claims handling procedures and billing grace periods to help residents and businesses... Read more
Colorado Fire Claims pile up Three of the largest insurance carriers in Colorado reported Saturday that they have received about 1,100 claims related to the Black Forest fire. Read more
House Fire--A simulated claim for discussion To kill some time in this lull period & spread some knowledge, here is the scenario (or scenarios) as you see fit to make it. I will lay out the limited info as follows, and let's see where it goes. Heavy fire loss occurs in a single family dwelling. Cov is HO-3, no issues with... Read more