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Insurers say they’re starting to write new California homeowner policies, but how many?

Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher.

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Housing & Development · September 23, 2026
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Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher. The state Insurance Department says that means outgoing Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s new regulations, intended to boost insurance availability, are working.

Each time a company declares its plans to sell policies again, the department touts […]

Original reporting: CalMatters.

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