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  • 1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Chris Chmura

    Thousands of people’s complaints about California contractors are locked in state files – and you will never get to see them. The NBC Bay Area Responds team has been asking: why?  When you hire a contractor, a Contractors State License Board video recommends a key step.

  • 1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Chris Chmura

    State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, won a first-of-its-kind emergency approval on Tuesday to quickly hike rates on more than a million homeowners and renters insurance policies. State Farm said it needs the emergency rate hike, by more than 15%, because the Los Angeles-area fires depleted the company's cash reserves. The historic approval came in two decisions on Tuesday. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are First, a morning decision from an administrative judge.

  • 2 months ago | nbcsandiego.com | Chris Chmura

    Fire and insurance experts convened on Tuesday to help California take a step toward solving its insurance issues with big data. "We are here to try to tackle a crisis.," said panelist Amy Bach, who heads the nonprofit advocacy group United Policyholders in San Francisco. The meeting was virtual, but it tackled a harsh reality: California faces near-constant wildfire risk.

  • 2 months ago | nbcbayarea.com | Chris Chmura

    Fire and insurance experts convened on Tuesday to help California take a step toward solving its insurance issues with big data. “We are here to try to tackle a crisis.,” said panelist Amy Bach, who heads the nonprofit advocacy group United Policyholders in San Francisco. The meeting was virtual, but it tackled a harsh reality: California faces near-constant wildfire risk.

  • 2 months ago | nbcbayarea.com | Chris Chmura

    With rubble still smoldering, Vardaan Vasisht narrated the moment he discovered his Malibu house survived January's firestorm. “I’m very fortunate that it’s intact,” he said, his breath halting, on a cellphone video. In the sea of ash around L.A., it’s a mystery why some houses survived and others burned. But not here. Vardaan points to his roof-mounted sprinklers. “I’m pretty sure, it wouldn’t be there,” he said about the sprinkler system he installed from Frontline Wildfire Defense Systems.

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