Megan Munce
Insurance Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle
covering California's insurance crisis @sfchronicle 🌉 before @houstonchron @aajavoices @medillschool 📰 munce like once!
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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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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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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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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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consumerwatchdog.org | Megan Munce
By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEhttps://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/state-farm-insurance-rates-20335755.phpA week after securing approval to raise home insurance rates by an average of 17%, State Farm General revealed plans to ask regulators for an additional 11% increase, as well as considerably higher rates for condo owners and renters.
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Breaking: Judge has approved State Farm's emergency rate hike request for 17% for homeowners, 15% for condos + renters, 38% for rental dwellings starting June 1. The final word goes to Commissioner Lara and is expected later today. https://t.co/JXpujTs2RO
RT @susieneilson: New from me and @meganfanmunce - California government officials have called a hearing on widespread, algorithm-driven un…
RT @demianbulwa: Incredible day! Two Chronicle stories, including our partnership with @UCBerkeleyIRP, were named Pulitzer Prize finalists…