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California Department of Insurance briefs Tuolumne supervisors on wildfire insurance access and mitigation programs
Summary
A deputy commissioner from the California Department of Insurance described tools the department is using to widen insurer access in wildfire‑affected areas, outlined consumer protections after fires and said companies have been asked to write more policies in distressed zones; supervisors pressed for public models, local engagement and financing.
The California Department of Insurance (DOI) presented a post‑wildfire update to the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 7, outlining consumer protections, newly allowed catastrophe risk models, mitigation incentives and temporary exceptions for claims handling after declared disasters.
Julia Juarez, deputy commissioner for community relations and outreach, told the board DOI guidance and state emergency declarations limited nonrenewals for residents affected by recent fires and that insurers must continue paying additional living expenses until homes become habitable. She said the department is pressing the market to expand coverage in distressed wildfire zones and has authorized calibrated catastrophe risk models (Moody’s/Verisk/other vendors) to be used…
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