A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town.(AP Photo/Noah Berger) New legislation introduced in California will make it more difficult for insurers to withdraw from the homeowners market in wildfire-prone areas. (Photo: AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A new bill in California would force insurance companies to keep insuring homeowners that live in wildfire zones. AB 2367 would mandate that starting in 2021, insurers would have to renew policies and continue to write new policies in communities that meet fire standards for firescaping or home hardening.

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