Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter Friday to California's home insurer of last resort, asking it to process smoke damage claims stemming from the January wildfires "expeditiously and fairly." Citing more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Altadena resident Seriina Covarrubias visits her house in Altadena on Feb. 28. Her garage was destroyed and her house survived but ...

After receiving more than 1,000 complaints from Jan. 7 fire victims about how insurers are handling their claims, state regulators are considering referring hundreds of the cases to mediation — a ...

LOS ANGELES, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- After a court ruling last week that the California FAIR Plan illegally limits payouts for smoke damage claims, Consumer Watchdog released a new guide ...

In 2017, the California FAIR Plan got permission to change the language in its policies pertaining to wildfire smoke damage, in part by promising regulators the changes wouldn't reduce payouts for its ...

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California homeowners are feeling abandoned by the state's FAIR Plan after their smoke damage claims were denied. Certain homeowners are insured by California's FAIR Plan, which purports to provide ...

Despite a court loss and sanctioning by state regulators, California's home insurer of last resort continues to deny smoke damage claims from the January wildfires — even when toxic substances have ...

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter Friday to California's home insurer of last resort, asking it to process smoke-damage claims stemming from the Jan. 7 wildfires "expeditiously and fairly.