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Fair Plan Change – Discounts for Individual Improvements Available
If you are on the Fair Plan, on 11/152025, the discounts for defensible space work changed. Previously, homeowners received discounts only if they met all requirements in a category. This change offers discounts on a line by line basis. You should contact your insurance broker to see if you qualify for additional discounts. How the…
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Mitigation is Affordable and Saves up to $13 per $1 Invested
National Institute of Business Sciences. There are affordable and highlycost-effective strategies that policymakers, building owners, and the building industry can deploy to reduce the impacts of fire, wind, flood, and earthquakes. These strategies include adopting and strengthening building codes, upgrading existing buildings, and improving utilities and transportation systems. Adopting the latest building code requirements is…
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Foothill Fire Flash Newsletter
Fall 2024. Publication by the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (EDCFSC) discussing: – Eaves: Home hardening spotlight including how to close in soffits– Fire Safe Council Doings/helpful programs– Wildlife suggestions mimic fire safety– EDCFSC art partnership
The following is a presentation by the El Dorado County Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience for the August 29, 2023, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting. The presentation may be downloaded for easier viewing.
California’s homeowners insurance crisis is growing and spreading to car insurance
July 7, 2023. KPBS. Excerpts: “Some insurance carriers have stopped writing new homeowner policies in California. The most recent are the largest so far: Allstate and State Farm.” “Soller noted that auto insurance in California functions a little differently. California has a good driver law. It requires every insurance company writing private passenger coverage to insure good drivers,” he said, adding that most Californians are good drivers, thus giving them options.”