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Advocates urge regulation of surplus line insurance as traditional coverage gets harder to keep (opens the original)
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As the insurance crisis deepens in the West and across the country, policies known as surplus lines are becoming more important. This lightly regulated and previously niche corner of the insurance market comes with a number of risks, and a new report from Climate Cabinet Education offers policy recommendations. “Climate change is threatening the affordability and availability of property insurance throughout the United States,” the report opens. “This turmoil is forcing consumers to turn to prod
The number of nonrenewed Utah homeowners policies skyrocketed last year (opens the original)
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New data shows that Utah is now a major epicenter in the national homeowners insurance crisis. Other Western states are also in trouble. The numbers come from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which represents state industry regulators. In 2025, roughly 4.5% of Utah homeowners policies — or nearly 1 in 20 — were not renewed by insurance providers. That's the highest rate in the country, and 1.5% higher than the number two state, California. It's also well more than double the
When tragedy strikes, America's wildland firefighters ask, was it 'somebody that we loved?' (opens the original)
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An initial report on the deaths of three wildland firefighters in late June sheds light on the extreme and dangerous conditions they faced. On June 27, members of the Rifle Interagency Helitack Crew spent the morning working on two fires burning in rugged red rock country on the Colorado-Utah border. They were part of a specialized team that uses helicopters to respond to blazes, often rappelling down to the fire line. Winds gusting beyond 50 miles per hour at times howled over bone-dry fuels it
In 2025, Utah had US’ highest home insurance nonrenewal rate; worrying figures seen across West (opens the original)
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New data shows that Utah is now a major epicenter in the national homeowners insurance crisis. Other Western states are also in trouble. The numbers come from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which represents state industry regulators. In 2025, roughly 4.5% of Utah homeowners policies — or nearly 1 in 20 — were not renewed by insurance providers. That’s the highest rate in the country, and 1.5% higher than the number two state, California. It’s also well more than double the
The West's insurance crisis is also hitting real estate markets (opens the original)
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The high costs and declining availability of homeowners insurance are having a negative impact on real estate markets. Blame wildfires and hail — made more destructive by climate change — for the deteriorating insurance situation in the West. Add in hurricanes and other disasters elsewhere, and it's a nationwide trend — one that a new report from the advocacy group the Insurance Fairness Project says is threatening home sales. "Across the country, potential homeowners with approved mortgages and
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