Oct 29, 2019

No insurance for the fire next time

A home burns at a vineyard during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, California, on Oct. 24. Josh Edelson/AFP

The Fed is set to talk about the slowing economy. Businesses shift to accommodate the trade war. Fires are making it harder to get homeowners insurance in California. Would you watch Netflix at twice the speed?

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In California's wildfire country, insurance is harder to come by

by Amy Scott

Oct 29, 2019

Insurance companies are dropping policies in high-risk areas.

A home burns during the deadly 2018 Camp fire in Northern California.

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