• @[email protected]
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    392 months ago

    Global Warming is getting to the point where the US government will probably need to step in as insurers start going under. This is pretty fucking scary considering it’s Trump and he’s likely going to fuck over California home owners out of spite.

    I hope those affected by the fire carefully consider global warming when choosing where and how to rebuild.

    • comador
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      122 months ago

      Nope, just let every single insurance company go under.

      No bailouts, no assistance, just kill the entire insurance industry please.

      • @FlowVoid
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        92 months ago

        Home insurers aren’t going under. They are simply going to leave California.

        • @ByteJunk
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          22 months ago

          Isn’t that what they did Florida? At this pace, they’ll run out of states to leave soon enough…

      • SaltySalamander
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        12 months ago

        With nothing to replace it, you’re just advocating for fucking over everyone.

    • BombOmOm
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      -142 months ago

      CA keeps all the small, controllable forest fires from happening, ensuring flammable material builds up in our forests. Then we get a mega fire that cannot be stopped which tears through everything. CA’s forest management policies have been fucked for decades.-

      • @Brkdncr
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        142 months ago

        There’s no such thing as a small controlled fire alongside a hill that homes have been built into.

        There’s no way back from this other than not rebuilding those areas so they can be maintained.

        Additionally, with winds up to 100mph and humidity below 20%, you can barely keep homes from burning, much less any sort of vegetation.

        But don’t worry, we’ll all be slinging the same mud again next season when hurricanes wipe out some coastal populations.

          • @Brkdncr
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            12 months ago

            More like 50+ years before they were built up.

  • @[email protected]
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    132 months ago

    Nationally, large insurance companies net an average profit of 4.2 percent on insurance transactions. In California, they lose more than 6 percent.

    So why do they offer insurance in California at all?

    • @RustyEarthfire
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      122 months ago

      Most of them are leaving. I think the ones remaining rely on bundling with other insurance or services.

    • BombOmOm
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      They will have to charge more. Get ready for the 10+% rate increase next year if you live in CA.

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        62 months ago

        10% is low. Look for 50-100%, or worse.

      • @Feyr
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        22 months ago

        Lots of my coworkers in CA just had their insurance rates go up 300%. Expect another couple hundred

    • Blackout
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      22 months ago

      Are these losses artificial? Is it because of huge raises at the top and irresponsible stock buybacks? It’s how my local utility company is justifying another huge price increase this year.

  • @TheEighthDoctor
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    22 months ago

    Change it’s name to “America’s Warning” and maybe it will fix itself