Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland EmpireA power line catches fire as the Woolsey fire burns on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, as night falls on November 9, 2018. Insurers can now use catastrophe models of wildfires to hike rates.Help us raise the essential funds to keep trustworthy reporting strong in your community.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Michael Soller told LAist in a statement that State Farm will have to “answer to regulators,” particularly about the company’s financial standings. She said the state’s insurance reforms favor insurance companies “without a guarantee that a single new homeowner will get access to coverage in California.”