November 23, 2019

PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — People across the state are finding it increasingly more difficult to insure their homes.
Placer County supervisors said those who live in areas at risk of wildfire are seeing insurance rates increase by thousands of dollars. Supervisors want the state to do more to stop private companies from charging these prices. Some Southern California residents have seen their insurance rates skyrocket as a result of wildfires. The latest round of fires is fueling concerns that rates may eventually be boosted again. Scores of Southern California residents living in or near the path of the latest wildfires have suffered damage to their homes.