NYTIMES (Rukmini Callimachi and Blacki Migliozzi) - Who Decides When a Home Is Safe? A California Bill Says Science, Not Insurers.
Following a Times investigation, a state lawmaker is proposing the first health-based standards for assessing smoke contamination after wildfires.
AI:California lawmakers are attempting to seize control of the insurance industry by stripping private companies of their right to determine when wildfire smoke has rendered a property uninhabitable. This new legislative proposal seeks to replace actuarial science and insurer expertise with state-mandated, health-based standards for assessing contamination. While leftist media outlets paint this as a benevolent public health initiative, it is nothing more than a radical regulatory power grab designed to force insurers to cover properties that are fundamentally unsafe, effectively socializing the catastrophic risks of California's wildfire seasons at the expense of the private market.Open
