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California Department of Insurance briefs Tuolumne supervisors on wildfire insurance access; residents press for stronger action
Summary
A deputy commissioner from the California Department of Insurance described moratoria, contents‑coverage rules, and risk‑model changes intended to expand insurer access in wildfire areas. Supervisors and residents urged more aggressive, county‑specific support, financing tools and public release of risk models.
A deputy commissioner from the California Department of Insurance told the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 7 that the agency has been working to expand insurers’ access to wildfire‑exposed markets and to ensure consumers receive timely claim handling, replacement cost and additional living expense coverage after fires.
Julia Juarez, Deputy Commissioner for Community Relations and Outreach, summarized consumer protections that apply after declared state emergencies: insurers must honor renewals and may not non‑renew policies for at least one year for impacted areas, additional living expenses are payable while a home is uninhabitable, and insurers must reasonably investigate smoke damage. She said the Department of Insurance (DOI) can intervene…
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