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Insurance

Jun. 26, 2018

Wildfire threats keep consumers from finding insurance

The season for wildfires is already here and insurance companies are running for the hills, telling homeowners they no longer qualify for coverage because of the high risk of wildfire damage.

Brian S. Kabateck

Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP

Consumer rights

633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071

Phone: 213-217-5000

Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com

Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.

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Christopher B. Noyes

Partner
Kabateck LLP

Class action cases, personal injury claims and business disputes

644 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles , CA 90017

Phone: (213) 217-5000

Fax: (213) 217-5010

Email: cn@kbklawyers.com

San Joaquin College of Law

Christopher has extensive experience handling class action cases, personal injury claims and business disputes

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Wildfire threats keep consumers from finding insurance
A neighborhood in Santa Rosa destroyed by wildfires in 2017. (New York Times News Service)

Wildfire season is already here and insurance companies are running for the hills, telling homeowners they no longer qualify for coverage because of the high risk of wildfire damage.

Over the past year, California has experienced devastating wildfires across Northern and Southern California. Many experts attribute the increase in wildfire activity to climate change. The Wine County fires in October 2017 destroyed thousands of homes ...

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