Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCalifornia to require insurers to offer policies in fire-prone areassan.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down11
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minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoMaybe the state of California should offer insurance itself if it’s so bad. But really, between climate change creating tinderboxes and PG&E creating sparks, fire is inevitable.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoPG&E shouldn’t exist at this point. It’s ridiculous that they weren’t either broken up or taken over by the state.
minus-squaredaq@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNeither should for profit SFH insurance companies. The idea is just fucking insane.
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThey do. A friend in a fire prone area is unable to get fire coverage through his former provider. He was trying to find an alternative last time we spoke, but the estimate from the state was $500/mo. Just for fire insurance.
Maybe the state of California should offer insurance itself if it’s so bad.
But really, between climate change creating tinderboxes and PG&E creating sparks, fire is inevitable.
PG&E shouldn’t exist at this point. It’s ridiculous that they weren’t either broken up or taken over by the state.
Neither should for profit SFH insurance companies. The idea is just fucking insane.
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They do. A friend in a fire prone area is unable to get fire coverage through his former provider. He was trying to find an alternative last time we spoke, but the estimate from the state was $500/mo. Just for fire insurance.