Insurance Companies Not Paying Wildfire Victims

By Douglas McIntyre  •  January 18, 2026

Most home insurace polices do not include provisions to compensate people when their homes are completely destroyed. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of Climatecrisis247, explains.

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