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May 14, 2021
California’s Insurance Commissioner is calling for insurance companies to support home-hardening and community mitigation safety efforts ahead of wildfire season. It’s Wildfire Awareness Month, and Commissioner Ricardo Lara is taking action to protect and prepare Californians.
“Common sense wildfire mitigation we know protects lives, protects homes, and our first responders,” Lara said. “Hardened homes and communities are easier to protect and defend. Our first responders and local communities are doing their part. Insurance companies need to start doing theirs as well.”
Currently, eight insurers and the California FAIR Plan offer discounts to homeowners who take steps to harden their homes.
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By Jensen Rader, iHeartMedia
Feb 9, 2021
The state s Insurance Commissioner says his office will develop statewide standards for home hardening. Home hardening centers on creating rules for buildings and spaces so they are more fire-resistant. Commissioner Ricardo Lara notes that the deadly and destructive wildfires have also created a crisis in insurance coverage. Homeowners in many fire-prone regions report getting non-renewal notices from their insurance carriers. In order to resume coverage in high fire risk areas, insurance companies say the state needs to have uniform standards in place.