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Wildfire Survivors: Beware of Stolen Identity Fraud and Other Disaster Recovery Scams and Deceptions

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 access to a survivor’s legitimate...

AM Best Revises Issuer Credit Rating Outlook to Positive for Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

AM Best Revises Issuer Credit Rating Outlook to Positive for Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and...

Texas disaster relief: Insurance experts explain how California wildfires could impact coverage in other states

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Despite the destruction from California wildfires, insurance experts say there's money to cover disasters in Texas, but it doesn't mean there aren't impacts."What rolled through this part of Brazoria County is still fresh on the minds of some neighbors....

California wildfires prompt emergency orders by insurance commissioner, CIF assistance

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara declared the fires in Los Angeles and Ventura counties an emergency situation on Monday to help speed recovery efforts, according to a press release from his office. As of Wednesday afternoon,...

Despite market improvement, homeowners still seeing insurance rates rising

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — One year ago, ABC Action News committed to covering the State of Insurance in Florida, helping you navigate rising rates, dropping policies, and denied claims.RATES STILL RISING We first spoke to Pinellas Park single mom Marisa Borgia in January...