Major Insurance Firm Limits New Homeowners Insurance in California Amid Wildfires

Major Insurance Firm Limits New Homeowners Insurance in California Amid Wildfires
A for sale sign is posted in front of a home in San Anselmo, Calif., on March 22, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Yet another major national insurance provider will no longer be selling insurance policies to new homeowners in the state of California amid rising costs and increasing risks of wildfires, leaving property owners and renters with limited options.

Farmers Insurance, the state’s second-largest homeowners carrier, placed a cap on the number of new homeowners policies starting on July 3, a spokesperson for the insurer said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times.

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