Signs of Hope in California’s Insurance Market as Farmers Resumes Writing Policies

Residents can purchase policies for condos and renters’ coverage as part of the company’s ‘phased reintroduction.’

An air tanker drops fire retardant while trying to keep the Grubbs Fire from spreading in the Palermo community of Butte County, Calif., on July 3. Noah Berger/AP Photo

Farmers Insurance resumed writing policies on Dec. 14 for some types of insurance in California and increased the number of homeowners’ policies it would offer each month.

“What this Farmers announcement indicates is that there’s been a lot of work done and we should start to see some changes,” Rex Frazier, president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California—an advocacy group representing Farmers, State Farm, and Allstate, among other companies—told The Epoch Times.