Megan Munce
Insurance Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle
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3 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Megan Munce |Susie Neilson
A sign from USAA can be seen in front of the remains of a home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Feb. 2. USAA, the sixth largest home insurer in California as of 2023, has been accused of underinsuring three families in Pacific Palisades and one in Altadena.
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1 month ago |
modbee.com | Susie Neilson |Megan Munce
May 28-In an impassioned hearing on Wednesday that extended well beyond its two-hour allotted time, builders, insurance experts and policyholder advocates all testified to the California Board of Equalization about the harms of widespread and severe underinsurance among California wildfire survivors, following a Chronicle investigation that exposed the severity of the issue.
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1 month ago |
sfchronicle.com | Susie Neilson |Megan Munce
Homes in the Pacific Palisades community in Los Angeles, seen here in early February, were reduced to ashes during the January firestorm. Many homeowners affected by the fires have struggled with underinsurance.
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1 month ago |
consumerwatchdog.org | Megan Munce
By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEhttps://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/home-insurance-rates-20335120.php#State Farm’s rates for homeowners are set to rise 17% starting next month, and potentially even more in 2026. Are other insurers going to raise rates too? The short answer is almost certainly yes — but not immediately. Prices already have been rising rapidly. Over the past year, nearly every major insurer has implemented a double-digit rate increase — and more is expected.
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1 month ago |
sfchronicle.com | Megan Munce
The Los Angeles wildfires resulted in billions of dollars of insurance claims, but their impact on California home insurance rates is unclear. Tariffs, as well as state reforms aimed at keeping insurers from leaving California, are expected to more directly cause rates to rise. Brontë Wittpenn/S.F. ChronicleState Farm’s rates for homeowners are set to rise 17% starting next month, and potentially even more in 2026. Are other insurers going to raise rates too?
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The CA Board of Equalization's two hour hearing into the role of algorithms in underinsuring wildfire victims, inspired by a Chronicle investigation, is about to kick off. Tune in: https://t.co/hUpBIoJPiQ Public comment: https://t.co/w4Hg5Y7tW1