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Risk Ratings Weighed for Homes in Fire-Prone Areas in Colorado

A state task force is mulling a plan that would assign more than 550,000 Colorado homes in wildfire-prone areas a risk rating that would be provided to insurance companies. The task force also discussed plans for a fee on homes …

Rural Floridians Face Insurance Woes After Change in Fire Risk Rating

Florida residents in rural areas may be having fire insurance difficulties now that insurers have begun using revised community fire ratings that rate some rural counties a high risk for fire loss. The industry’s Insurance Service Office has assigned new …