California lawmakers and regulators are considering letting property insurance companies factor future wildfire risk predictions into their rates, a change insurers say would help them write more policies in the fire-prone state.
Leaders are under pressure to help homeowners after insurance giant State Farm in May said it would stop writing new policies in the Golden State. Other major insurers, such as Allstate, have also stopped writing new policies anywhere in the state or in certain neighborhoods.
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