California Bill Would Make Insurers Offer More Discounts for Fire Mitigation

Supporters say property owners should be rewarded for thinning brush and attending fire-related events. Insurers say they'd be shouldering more risk.

Firefighters try to contain the Camp fire as it moves through Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 8, 2018. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California’s battle to keep insurers from leaving the state could become harder under a new bill that would add regulations to the already weakening property and casualty insurance market.

Authored by Sen. Josh Becker in February, Senate Bill 1060 looks to expand the list of acceptable fire mitigation protections that state insurers must offer discounts for when writing new policies.