The 2024 wildfire season has been a tense time for home and business owners who – as NBC Los Angeles’ I-Team has reported – are being dropped by their insurance carriers by the tens of thousands as companies are concerned with large losses in events like the Line, Bridge and Airport Fires.
“Honestly the hardest part is we are blind. I’ve been calling around all afternoon, trying to find out if my house is still there,” Danny Jacob, who recently evacuated from his home, said.
The state’s Department of Insurance said one thing that should not be a worry for homeowners is the possible loss of their insurance.
State law requires a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies canceling or non-renewing residential insurance policies in certain neighborhoods after the governor has issued a state of emergency.
As soon as Cal Fire establishes a perimeter at a fire site, the Department of Insurance will “put a lock in …