Home insurance options are shrinking amidst states with natural disasters [Video]

Wildfires have burned more than one million acres in California so far this year. That is larger than the entire state of Rhode Island.

Natural disasters like that have insurance companies abandoning some areas entirely, not just in California, but also in states including Texas, Florida, Oregon and Colorado.  

“Our premiums more than doubled, but our coverage was cut in half. So, this was the perfect storm of bad,” said Steve Archer, president of the HOA for his community in La Cañada Flintridge, California.

Archer says folks in his community have tried to protect the area from disaster.

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“We have new roofs on every one of our buildings here. We’ve done a lot of extensive tree trimming. We have inspected every fireplace …to install spark registers. We’ve installed seismic shut-off valves that are tripped by an earthquake in order to stop the gas flow,” said Archer.

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