Some Central and South Coasts homeowners are getting assurances that at least for now, their wildfire insurance won’t be cancelled.
The state issued an order banning insurance companies from cancelling wildfire coverage in areas in, and around Santa Barbara County’s Alisal brush fire burn scar. The October 2021 fire charred more than 17,000 acres of land, and destroyed a dozen homes.
This week, State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a temporary ban on insurance companies cancelling wildfire coverage in, and around the burn zone.
The action means companies can’t cancel residential coverage for the next year in more than a half dozen zip codes. It includes Solvang, Los Olivos, Lompoc, Goleta, Isla Vista, and parts of Santa Barbara.
The ban runs through July 1 2023.
