Even though homeowners purchase insurance to protect their property when it becomes damaged, not all home insurance claims are paid. While the unique facts of your policy and your situation play a role in understanding the reason for a home insurance claim denial, it...
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3 Things To Know About Bad Faith Insurance Claims
Consumers who purchase insurance policies to safeguard themselves in the event that something unforeseen or unpredictable happens are protected by laws that ensure they are treated fairly their insurers. Under these laws, insurance providers that breech their legal...
What to Do If Your Property Has Been Damaged by Fire
Fires can cause extensive property damage regardless of the causes of ignition. Homeowners often suffer minimal damage or complete loss of property, material possessions, and other inventory throughout properties. When this occurs, homeowners may be able to recover...
Azusa Fire Prompting Mandatory Evacuations
A pair of wildfires growing northeast of Los Angeles continues to burn during this hot summer week, and one of them has forced evacuations of nearly 700 suburban homes near Brookridge Road and Encanto Parkway in Duarte. The Fish Fire, which began yesterday, has grown...
Santa Barbara Sherpa Fire Threatens Homes
On Wednesday afternoon, June 15th, a fire broke out in the Los Padres National Forest. By midnight, the fire had consumed roughly 2 square miles of land, approximately 1,100 acres, reported Captain Dave Zaniboni of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. As the fire...
Calabasas “Old Fire” Scorches 500+ Acres
More than 5,000 Calabasas residents were forced to evacuate their homes Sunday when a wildfire broke out on a canyon slope near Old Topanga Canyon Road, coming up right behind Calabasas High School and Viewpoint School. Over 400 firefighters responded to the area to...
It’s Fire Season in Southern California
As California endures its fifth year of a crippling drought, the dry landscape is especially susceptible to wildfires as temperatures increase. Southern California is once again entering into fire season, and experts are saying this could be the hottest year ever,...
PG&E Blamed for Massive Butte Fire
California is seeking over $90 million in firefighting costs from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for the massive 110-square-mile Butte fire that destroyed 900 homes and other structures in September 2015. Investigators determined that a failed pine tree sparked the...
What is a Construction Defect?
When you're in the market for a new property, the last thing you should have to worry about is whether your property was built correctly. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon problem. In an effort to cut costs, builders will quickly erect buildings using a number of...
What to Do in the Event of a Mudslide
When it comes to rain in parched Southern California, preparedness is key. After years of inadequate rainfall, our dry hills can cause major mudslides when they are finally hit with heavy and/or prolonged rains. These fast-moving landslides can cause chaos on roadways...