California Insurance commissioner no shows, chairwoman rushes hearing on insurance crisis

California Insurance commissioner no shows, chairwoman rushes hearing on insurance crisis

The short meeting on one of the state's biggest issues comes as communities recover from the devastating and expensive Los Angeles wildfires and as questions linger around the future of insurance in California.

Cal OES, contractor failed to thoroughly test Next Gen 911 network before deploying to handle real calls: sources say

Two high-level project insiders have come forward alleging the company NGA and the Cal OES failed to thoroughly test the state’s new digital 911 network end-to-end before deploying the system to handle real 911 calls.

Protest Painting Calls Out Fossil Fuel Industry’s Role in LA Fires

PASADENA — When Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio lost his Altadena home in the recent Eaton Fire, the only thing left standing was the brick fireplace and chimney. “I began thinking about the resilience of these chimneys,” Aparicio told Hyperallergic, referring to the totemic structures that now dot the charred landscapes of Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, memorials to the life that existed there before the fires. “I’m always looking at symbols that c…

California lawmakers discuss faulty emergency alert systems after LA County wildfires

Two months after multiple emergency evacuation messages were erroneously sent to millions of Los Angeles County residents during the January wildfires – leading to confusion and, in some cases, “information fatigue” and skepticism about such notices – lawmakers in Sacramento convened a hearing to discuss how to improve communications moving forward. During a Tuesday, March 11, joint committee hearing on emergency management, legislators expresse…

FEMA reps are urging people to put together financial first aid kits after fires in LA

FEMA is reminding community members about their EFFAK (Emergency Financial First Aid Kit) Toolkit after some residents who were victims of the fires down in LA lost important documents. Multiple victims of the LA fires have requested FEMA assistance since the disaster, experiencing delayed insurance coverage to no insurance coverage at all. Some of those delays were due to important financial documents lost in the fires the FEMA needs to estimat…

California lawmakers propose fixes for ‘insurance industry in shambles’

In summary From pushing for oversight of the FAIR Plan to providing tax breaks for premiums, California lawmakers try to fix insurance market problems. The fires that reduced Altadena, Pacific Palisades and other Los Angeles-area neighborhoods to rubble have also shined a harsh light on California’s raging insurance crisis.  Lawmakers have proposed a variety of bills to address the issues illuminated by the disaster, plus others that predate it.…