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California's home insurance crisis is spreading beyond wildfire country

Wildfire-related home insurance cancellations and declinations — refusals to insure applicants — have skyrocketed in pockets of Nevada, and insurance regulators couldn’t give state lawmakers a solid explanation as to why Wednesday. More fire-prone areas of Nevada, in particular Northern Nevada, saw...

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What happened California's home insurance situation is spreading beyond wildfire country.
The headline split The left frames it as "Home insurance getting cancelled/declined for wildfire risk in some surprising places". The center frames it as "California's home insurance crisis is spreading beyond wildfire country".
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Left / center-leftHome insurance getting cancelled/declined for wildfire risk in some surprising places

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Nevada CurrentNews report · Jun 18, 12:00 PM

Home insurance getting cancelled/declined for wildfire risk in some surprising places

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Wildfire-related home insurance cancellations and declinations — refusals to insure applicants — have skyrocketed in pockets of Nevada, and insurance regulators couldn’t give state lawmaker...

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Phys.orgNews report · Jun 18, 11:00 AM

California's home insurance crisis is spreading beyond wildfire country

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Realizing the dream of homeownership comes with a cold reality for millions of people in California: more expensive insurance premiums that cover less. Increasingly, the only option for som...

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