jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe California fires could scorch the state's broken insurance marketwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
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minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 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?
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoThey will have to charge more. Get ready for the 10+% rate increase next year if you live in CA.
minus-squareRustyEarthfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMost of them are leaving. I think the ones remaining rely on bundling with other insurance or services.
So why do they offer insurance in California at all?
They will have to charge more. Get ready for the 10+% rate increase next year if you live in CA.
Most of them are leaving. I think the ones remaining rely on bundling with other insurance or services.