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Private firefighters don’t just serve the rich. Here’s who else hires them

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LA fires latest disaster prompting insurers to drop coverage

Wildfires leveling parts of Los Angeles. Hurricanes devastating Florida and the Carolinas. Floods around the Passaic River, Meadowlands and Jersey Shore.Nearly half of all homes across the nation — worth almost $22 trillion — face at least one type of severe or extreme...

Woman Fights California Wildfires to Save Home After Insurance Cancelled

After their fire insurance was cancelled, a 62-year-old woman fought off the Eaton fire to save her 90-year-old parents' home.The ContextWildfires have ravaged Southern California this past week. The Eaton fire in the Altadena and Pasadena areas started on Tuesday and has burned...

Insurance commissioner halts policy cancellations in fire zones

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued a moratorium that bars insurers from canceling or non-renewing home policies in the Pacific Palisades and the San Gabriel Valley’s Eaton fire zones.The moratorium, issued Thursday, protects homeowners living within the perimeter of the fire...

The Los Angeles Fires Will Put California’s New Insurance Rules to the Test

Lloyd and his wife later bought another home in Hidden Valley Lake, a town that has taken ambitious steps to reduce flammable vegetation, but their insurance premium is still more than $4,500 a year, more than triple what it was on their last...