California wildfire photo from approximately 2018 California statutes provide that insurers cannot cancel or non-renew residential property policies within or next to a fire perimeter due solely to the fact that the property is located in an area where a wildfire occurred. (Courtesy photo)

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara published a bulletin announcing a moratorium on cancellations and non-renewals of residential property insurance policies that meet certain criteria following the Thompson fire in Northern California. 

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