The California insurance commissioner issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on non-renewals and cancellations to protect Southern California residents affected by the recent fires.​

The California Department of Insurance may extend the moratorium to other ZIP codes that could become affected by the wildfires.

In 2019, the number of homeowners’ policies in California that were not renewed jumped by more than thirty per cent. In 2023, two giant insurers, State Farm and Allstate, announced that they would stop writing new policies for various forms of property insurance in California.

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said he's ordered insurance companies to have a one-year moratorium on insurance non-renewals and cancellations for people impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

The California fires are highlighting a serious issue across the nation as insurance carriers drop coverage or decide not to renew policies based on risk.

California’s insurance authority rushed to impose a yearlong ban on policy cancellations in parts of Los Angeles hardest hit by the apocalyptic wildfires that continued to sow destruction as of

After devastating fires in Los Angeles County, California lawmakers will consider changes to the state's troubled insurance marketplace.

Damages from the recent fires in the Los Angeles area could overwhelm California’s already stressed insurer of last resort