A sub -committee of the US House of Representatives will hold a hearing on Thursday on how to affect the regulatory policy on the prevention of natural disasters, with a focus on the killer. Forest fires destroyed southern California last month.
The Judicial Sub -Committee in the House of Representatives led by the Republican Party on the administrative state, organizational reform and anti -monopoly, entitled “California fires and the consequences of excessive organization”, will start at 10 am on Thursday.
The session will not only study how Golden State's regulatory policy has affected the prevention of natural disasters, specifically forest fires, but will also address how “excessive organization” will insure and allow recovery.
Days after the start of fires, California Governor Gavin New Zoom The suspended regulations related to rebuilding, waiver of the requirements of permits based on the coastal law of California and the California Environmental Law to allow faster rebuilding.
In the aftermath of the fires, a announcement was announced by the largest private insurance company in California, saying that it was stopping the coverage of 72000 policies at home and apartment, generating reverse reaction and questions surrounding The possibility of access to insurance in this field especially.
The insurance company said that a message was sent to the Ministry of Insurance in California (CDI) shortly after this announcement was “an alarm indicating the dangerous need for rapid work and transformation.”
Now, the state Farm of CDI requires “immediate approval” to increase the 22 % rate for non -tenant home owners, 15 % increase for tenants and apartment owners, and 38 % for rental housing.
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State Farm said the increasing rates are to help “avoid harsh situation”, and will enter into force on May 1, 2025.
“From the first of February, State Fire Only received more than 8,700 claims and has already paid more than a billion dollars to customers,” the insurance company wrote in a statement on its website. “State Farm General will ultimately push much more, as these fires will be the most disaster in the history of the state of State Farm General.”
California legislators were watching the ball “in the forest fire disaster
The session comes a day after news of news to Washington, DC, to meet President Donald Trump and members of Congress in efforts to ensure more federal funding to restore fires.
secretary California Natural Resources Agency, The meeting was attended by Wadi Crufot, which oversees the water and fire policy throughout the state, the meeting.
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Among the witnesses in the session are Steve Hilton, the founder of Golden Together; Stephen Graneh, a colleague of the oldest R Street Street Institute and Director of the Western Region; Edward Ring, who oversees the water and energy policy at the California Politics Center.
Rachel Wolf Fox Business contributed to this report.