Colorado will soon force insurance companies to recognize homeowners’ wildfire mitigation efforts. Will it be enough to drive down premiums?

Colorado will soon force insurance companies to recognize homeowners’ wildfire mitigation efforts. Will it lower premiums?

Lisa Lewis was curious to see what $500,000 worth of wildfire mitigation work in her mountain community might do for her homeowners insurance premium.  Her Summit County neighborhood, situated mere feet from U.S. Forest Service-owned land at the base of the Gore Range, was among the first in the country to implement a fuels reduction project in a protected wilderness area in 2022. By partnering with the county and Forest Service officials, homeo…

Colorado will soon force insurance companies to recognize homeowners’ wildfire mitigation efforts. Will it be enough to drive down premiums?

Lisa Lewis was curious to see what $500,000 worth of wildfire mitigation work in her mountain community might do for her homeowners insurance premium.  Her Summit County neighborhood, situated mere feet from U.S. Forest Service-owned land at the base of the Gore Range, was among the first in the country to implement a fuels reduction project in a protected wilderness area in 2022. By partnering with the county and Forest Service officials, homeo…