RALEIGH. N.C. -- Base rates for North Carolina homeowners' insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry. The agreement announced Friday...
DeKALB – After a fire tore through DeKalb apartment buildings days before Christmas, displacing 32 families, city and local officials said about half of those impacted are still looking for new homes.Rylie Loucks-Kues, director of community programing and...
LOS ANGELES – Some Californians impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires may be targeted with scams and fraudulent schemes. Disasters are often opportunities for criminals who attempt to obtain names, addresses and social security numbers to fraudulently gain...
As if it wasn’t bad enough for Grand Junction resident Vicki Felmlee when her home insurance premium doubled last year, now her insurer has told her it is dropping her as a customer altogether.Her insurer, American National Property...
On top of the human tragedy they’re still inflicting, the Los Angeles wildfires are exposing a gap between what people thought their homes were worth and what they’ll actually get from insurance companies when those houses have been...
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The California wildfires led many to question the role insurance plays in the rebuilding of those devastated communities.
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The deadly wildfires that are tearing through Los Angeles have amplified the concerns of renters and homeowners at time...
