jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThe California fires could scorch the state's broken insurance marketwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down10
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minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·3 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-squareRustyEarthfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoMost of them are leaving. I think the ones remaining rely on bundling with other insurance or services.
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 months agoThey will have to charge more. Get ready for the 10+% rate increase next year if you live in CA.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months ago10% is low. Look for 50-100%, or worse.
minus-squareFeyr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoLots of my coworkers in CA just had their insurance rates go up 300%. Expect another couple hundred
So why do they offer insurance in California at all?
Most of them are leaving. I think the ones remaining rely on bundling with other insurance or services.
They will have to charge more. Get ready for the 10+% rate increase next year if you live in CA.
10% is low. Look for 50-100%, or worse.
Lots of my coworkers in CA just had their insurance rates go up 300%. Expect another couple hundred