“But we also recognize that we cannot ignore the fact that it’s risky in California.”

“California historically has not allowed reinsurance to be passed through the rates, because quite frankly, we didn’t want to pay for what’s happening around the world,” Lara said. At the same time, the state is looking at ways for Californians to pay for the state’s reinsurance risks. To soften the blow, California has been working on discounts that customers can receive if they meet certain risk-mitigation requirements, making it “a win-win for the insurance market and for the homeowner,” Lara said. The existing rules only allow them to consider historical data. Under the new rules, which are slated to be completed by December 2024, insurers will be able to raise premiums based on current and future risks as long as they agree to provide a certain share of coverage in areas vulnerable to fires. The new plan carries the potential for much higher rates since it includes changes that could weaken the state’s consumer-friendly policies. The deal, which Lara has described as California’s biggest insurance overhaul since 1988, aims to pull companies back into the state market after more than half the major insurers retreated amid rising costs. Lara hammered out a deal with major insurers last month that will allow companies to consider future climate risks when setting prices, while also requiring them to offer more coverage in areas prone to wildfires.

“In order for us to get to affordability, we have to get to availability first,” he said in an interview Tuesday on Bloomberg Television. (Bloomberg) - California is prioritizing home-insurance availability as it rewrites market rules to coax back insurers and ease a coverage crunch in a state ravaged by wildfires, said Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

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