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.
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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