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Why insurance companies are pulling out of California and Florida, and how to fix some of the underlying problems

  • Written by Melanie Gall, Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Watts College, Arizona State University
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When the nation’s No. 1 and No. 4 property and casualty insurance companies – State Farm and Allstate – confirmed that they would stop issuing new home insurance policies in California, it may...

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