Insurance /tags/insurance Insurance en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT Colorado wants to force insurance companies to help homeowners understand, mitigate wildfire risk /news/2025-02-17/colorado-wants-to-force-insurance-companies-to-help-homeowners-understand-mitigate-wildfire-risk House Bill 1182 would also require insurers to give customers an opportunity to appeal assessments of a property’s wildfire risk, which can lead to increased costs and nonrenewals Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-17/colorado-wants-to-force-insurance-companies-to-help-homeowners-understand-mitigate-wildfire-risk Jesse Paul ‘Most comprehensive’ look at homeowners’ insurance finds rising prices, non-renewals across the West /2025-01-31/homeowners-insurance-federal-insurance-office-wildfires An obscure federal agency recently released what it calls the “most comprehensive data on homeowners insurance in history.” And the picture it paints for the Mountain West is a concerning one. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:16:53 GMT /2025-01-31/homeowners-insurance-federal-insurance-office-wildfires Murphy Woodhouse As disasters roil the insurance market, can Colorado keep coverage viable for homeowners? /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-30/as-disasters-roil-the-insurance-market-can-colorado-keep-coverage-viable-for-homeowners Wildfires, hailstorms, and other catastrophic events have caused billions of dollars in damage in Colorado. They’re also amping up worries that insurance companies might pull out of high-risk areas, leaving homeowners high and dry, without coverage. A state lawmaker discusses a few ideas to prevent that from happening, today on In The NoCo. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-30/as-disasters-roil-the-insurance-market-can-colorado-keep-coverage-viable-for-homeowners In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner California's last-resort insurer faces scrutiny as Colorado prepares for its own launch /regional-news/2025-01-22/californias-last-resort-insurer-faces-scrutiny-as-colorado-prepares-for-its-own-launch More than 30 states have Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) plans, which are state-run programs backed by private insurers that offer coverage for high-risk properties. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:56:59 GMT /regional-news/2025-01-22/californias-last-resort-insurer-faces-scrutiny-as-colorado-prepares-for-its-own-launch Rachel Cohen Native American patients are sent to collections for debts the government owes /news/2024-12-17/native-american-patients-are-sent-to-collections-for-debts-the-government-owes Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the agency, financial middlemen, or health systems. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-17/native-american-patients-are-sent-to-collections-for-debts-the-government-owes Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts, KFF Health ڱ Colorado homeowners insurance increased nearly 60% in five years /news/2024-09-14/colorado-homeowners-insurance-increased-nearly-60-in-five-years Hail damage, wildfires, and weather are only partly to blame, says an industry trade group. There’s also “social inflation.” Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-14/colorado-homeowners-insurance-increased-nearly-60-in-five-years Tamara Chuang, Colorado Sun Mountain West states look to 'last resort' insurance policies as coverage dips /regional-news/2024-07-15/mountain-west-states-look-to-last-resort-insurance-policies-as-coverage-dips These state-regulated plans are typically more expensive and offer less coverage compared to private insurance. Colorado’s is the first new Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) plan created in the U.S. in decades. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:59:43 GMT /regional-news/2024-07-15/mountain-west-states-look-to-last-resort-insurance-policies-as-coverage-dips Rachel Cohen California bill seeks to push insurers to consider prescribed fire, fuels reduction efforts in underwriting models /2024-05-21/california-fire-insurance-fuel-reduction-bill Home insurance is becoming a more uncertain market, in large part due to climate-fueled disasters like wildfires. Some states in the West are taking steps to address the situation, like Oregon where a 2023 law requires insurers to account for home-hardening measures in their underwriting models. In California, they’re trying to take it a step further. Tue, 21 May 2024 22:57:38 GMT /2024-05-21/california-fire-insurance-fuel-reduction-bill Murphy Woodhouse With climate-fueled wildfires straining insurance markets, officials work to avoid ‘uninsurable future’ /2024-05-14/with-wildfires-straining-insurance-markets-officials-work-to-avoid-uninsurable-future Colorado, Texas and Hawaii have experienced some of the nation’s most catastrophic and tragic wildfires in recent years. Officials from all three states were in Boise this week to discuss how wildfire destabilizes home insurance markets. Tue, 14 May 2024 23:17:17 GMT /2024-05-14/with-wildfires-straining-insurance-markets-officials-work-to-avoid-uninsurable-future Murphy Woodhouse In Colorado schools, concerns grow about learning disabilities going undetected /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-26/in-colorado-schools-concerns-grow-about-learning-disabilities-going-undetected Mental health providers in Northern Colorado are having trouble meeting the demand to screen students for learning disabilities. Today on In The NoCo, we explore what’s intensifying this problem and what parents can do to be their kids’ best advocates. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-26/in-colorado-schools-concerns-grow-about-learning-disabilities-going-undetected In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent