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Colorado’s Attempts to Put Out the Insurance Wildfires

There is one fire hydrant in the entire Four Mile Fire Protection District. This backcountry northwest of Boulder, Colorado, is full of switchback canyons and nearly-dry creeks late into the fall. A 2010 wildfire funneled through the canyon and destroyed 168 homes. At...

Insurance expert says now is the time to take a close look at your policies 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The start of the year is often a good time to examine your home and car insurance policies and make necessary repairs, according to an insurance professional. Carl Fuqua with Fuqua Insurance said right now is also a good...

Property-tax cut proposals could shove cities and counties off a fiscal cliff – Orlando Sentinel

“First, do no harm.” That medical maxim, taught to physicians for ages, would serve Florida well if the Legislature were to adopt it. The need is now.This is the final year of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ eight-year reign, and he wants lawmakers to do quite...

Artist Gary Hamel escapes house fire, future uncertain

ORANGE, N.H. — When Gary Hamel woke up at about 11 p.m. on Tuesday to put more wood on the stove, his only heat source, “right off the bat I could smell something.” “I glanced at the woodstove and saw the glow between...

Home insurance premiums increasing due to rebuilding costs, disaster-related claims in other states

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Home insurance premiums are increasing as rebuilding costs and disaster-related claims rise across the country, including here in northeast Wisconsin.Severe weather in other states is contributing to the trickle-down effect on home insurance rates.“Everything that they have to...