Commissioner Lara Orders Insurance Protections for Siskiyou and Sierra County Residents Following Fires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 11,000 policyholders affected by the Shelly Fire located in Siskiyou County and the Bear Fire located in Sierra County. The Commissioner’s Bulletin shields those living within the perimeters or adjoining ZIP Codes of this fire from insurance non-renewal or cancellation for one year from the date of the Governor’s emergency declarations regardless of whether they suffered a loss.

Read the entire press release.  California Department of Insurance, November 8, 2024