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Fire insurance – it’s getting harder to get, and keep, even in urban areas of Santa Cruz County

Quick Take It’s getting tougher for Californians to get and keep fire insurance, writes Lookout politics columnist Mike Rotkin, and it’s not just people living in fire-prone, forested areas like Bonny Doon and the Santa Cruz Mountains. “People living in downtown Santa Cruz and...

Historic Santa Barbara Neighborhood Pulls Proposal for Federal Designation

This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make a contribution go to sbcan.org/journalism_fund. The founding members of the Bungalow Haven Neighborhood Association pulled a proposal to put their...

Mangrove Property gets approval to begin writing home insurance in Florida

Before founding Mangrove, Weinstein served as general counsel and secretary at RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. for...

This new insurer was just approved in Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A new homeowners insurance company is coming to Florida.Mangrove Property Insurance, a start-up based in Florida, has been cleared by the state's Office of Insurance Regulation.WATCH BELOW: Mangrove Insurance CEO says they'll launch in a 'disciplined way' ...

Insurance screws over thousands of LA homeowners before the Palisades Fire — states could face ‘full-scale financial crisis’

Photo Credit: Getty Images January wildfires in Southern California have created significant property damage and destruction that few could have predicted — except for insurance companies, who pulled policies months before the blaze. What's happening? CBS News, citing data from the California Department of Insurance,...

New property insurer approved for Florida, plans 81,040 Citizens takeouts – Insurance News

Another new property insurer has been approved by Florida regulators to offer coverage in the state — the 11th since the Legislature enacted reforms to shore up insurers’ bottom lines. Mangrove Property Insurance, based in St. Petersburg, was approved on Jan. 15 by the...