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  Getting your coverage right

Sep 10, 2012Residents urged to update fire insurance 
May 03, 2007Before You Have to Face a Disaster, Check Your Home Insurance NOW! Part 1 PDF
May 02, 2007Before You Have to Face a Disaster, Check Your Home Insurance NOW! Part 2 PDF
Feb 18, 2005Insurance Checkup: A Special Report PDF
Sep 1, 2005Policy Review May be in Order Home Insurance May Need Upgrade PDF

Other Disaster Coverage

Sep 25, 2011 Fire survivors faced insurance headaches (Bastrop Complex) PDF
   

2008 Southern California Firestorm

Oct 13, 2009Santa Barbara’s ‘Burn Notice’

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Apr 21, 2009CARe, Succeeds in Additional $46 million Sayre Fire Insurance Recovery

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Nov 18, 2008Fire Insurance, What To Do Next?
Gary Stephen, a CARe volunteer, is featured on KCAL News following the Sayre Fire.
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 2007 Southern California Firestorm

Sep 28, 2010Fire Blazes a New Trail for Poway's Deehan Family

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Feb 1, 2009Costly Coverage  PDF
Aug 6, 2008Insurance ruling may hurt fire victims

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May 31, 2008Insurance Upate

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Apr 27, 2008Hundreds are discovering what the Real Construction Cost is after it's too late!

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Feb 4, 2008Poway fire survivors progressing along recovery path

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Jan 23, 2008Long Road to Recovery

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Dec 12, 2007Burned out: Reocvering from a fire

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Dec 6, 2007Fire Recovery. Experts Advice

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Oct 28, 2007Will Insurance be enough to rebuild?

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 2007 Angora Fire (Lake Tahoe)

Aug 20, 2007Showing he CARes: A fire victim himself, George Kehrer helps Angora survivors navigate insurance claims process

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2006 Sawtooth Fire Complex (SoCal)

Sep 18, 2006 Pioneertown Is Ersatz- Its Compassion Is Real -OR-
Ersatz Town Shows Real Compassion

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2003 Southern California Firestorm

Nov 2, 2004Software maker lifts short cut

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Oct 21, 2004Garamendi questions insurers about coverage estimates

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Sep 14, 2004Haggle Now, Settle Later

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Aug 29, 2004Owners Are Paid Over Policy Limits

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Aug 22, 2004Coverage gap in rebuilding linked to cost calculators

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Jul 11, 2004Wildfire Victims Question Insurance Cost Calculator

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Jul 11, 2004Homeowners haunted by underinsurance

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Jan 30, 2004Lessons learned: CPAs share tips on disaster recovery

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Jan 18, 2004Crusader Provides CARe to Fire Victims

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 2000 Cerro Grande Fire 

Nov 09, 2000Ombuds Office hosts fire survivors workshop

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1994 Northridge Earthquake

Jan 22, 2001Homeowners Wary of a "Third Strike"

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Aug 4, 2000Legislators Called on to Enact Calif. Ins. Policyholder Bill of Rights

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Jun 29, 2000Calif. Commissioner Quackenbush Resigns; Attorney General to Continue

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Jun 12, 2000Valley Poised for More Quake Payments

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May 5, 2000Northridge Quake Victims Call for Quackenbush's Impeachment

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Jun 11, 1998State Farm Pays $100 Million to Settle Quake Suit (scroll or search to middle of page)

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Dec 12, 1996Quake Victims Find an Ally in Volunteer

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Jul 31, 1994Frustration Leads Quake Victims to Join Forces

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May 28, 1994Group to Help Quake Victims Cut Red Tape

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Waldo Canyon Fire, Colorado

Community Assisting Recovery, Inc., CARe, offers its sincere condolences to the families of victims ...
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Disaster Tax Info and FAQ

UNDERSTAND HOW TAXES MAY APPLY TO YOUR INSURANCE AND SDG&E RECOVERIES RE: 2007 WILDFIRES In a federa...
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Countrywide Home Loans Settles Fire Victim's Class Action for Interest Payments

A class action filed on behalf of California fire victims against Countrywide Home Loans was settled...
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Court cases can have an enormous effect on the recovery process

Everett v State Farm is the most recent case which has impacted every homeowner in California. You c...
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