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Stanford Experts on Fire Insurance in California | Media Coverage

Noah Diffenbaugh, Michael Wara, and more Stanford experts comment on recent insurance decisions surrounding wildfire in California.

Firefighters battle the Coastal Fire in Laguna Niguel, California, in May 2022. Photo: Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

June 23, 2023 | As Fire Season Approaches, CA Homeowners Face Insurance Woes | Patch | Michael Wara is quoted

June 21, 2023 | Insurers Flee California As Catastrophic Wildfires Become The Norm | NPR | Michael Wara is quoted

June 21, 2023 | State Farm and Allstate have pulled out of covering California wildfire insurance. Here’s why. | Capital Public Radio | Michael Wara is quoted

June 14, 2023 | California's wildfire risk is so high and costly, some insurers are leaving the state | NPR | Michael Wara is quoted

June 12, 2023 | Extreme weather causes major insurance providers to pull coverage in California | PBS | Michael Wara is quoted

June 9, 2023 | Climate change is sending California into an insurance crisis | Live Insurance News | Michael Wara is quoted

June 6, 2023 | State Farm and Allstate Pull out of California Homeowners Insurance Market | KQED | Michael Wara is quoted

June 1, 2023 | Climate change fuels an insurance crisis | The Washington Post | Noah Diffenbaugh is quoted

June 1, 2023 | California Scrambles to Save Its Home Insurance Industry After State Farm Opts Out of Selling New Policies | KQED | Michael Wara is quoted

June 1, 2023 | State Farm won’t sell new home insurance in California. Can the state shore up the market? | Cal Matters | Michael Wara is quoted

May 31, 2023 | Calif. scared off its biggest insurer. More could follow. | E&E News | Michael Wara is quoted

May 31, 2023 | Why State Farm isn’t selling new California home insurance | Black Chronicle | Michael Wara is quoted

May 28, 2023 | State Farm won’t insure new Calif. customers due to wildfires, high costs | The Washington Post | Noah Diffenbaugh is quoted

May 28, 2023 | Insurer cites "growing catastrophe exposure" as it stops new sales in California | Axios | Noah Diffenbaugh is quoted

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