When you’ve spent a lifetime building assets to achieve your financial goals, the last thing you want is to see those assets wiped out by a lawsuit. Accidents happen every day, but parents face more risk when their teenagers get behind the wheel, especially in today’s lawsuit happy environment.
Many affluent homeowners are turning to specialty “white glove” movers to handle valuables during a housing move.
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Applications are still being accepted for homeowners to receive grants of up to $3,000 to earthquake retrofit single-family dwellings in California. Homeowners in certain zip codes can register at earthquakebracebolt.com for the grants. The registration period ends Feb. 20 for the program that is funded by the state and the California
Weather experts are warning people to start preparing for the possibility of increased rain and flooding across the region from El Niño. The National Weather Service’s most recent forecast showed that El Niño continued to gain strength in October. “El Niño is here. And it is huge … At this
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants Californians to buy flood insurance ahead of the predicted torrential rains from the strongest El Niño conditions in nearly 20 years. “We encourage everyone to take the threat seriously,” FEMA’s deputy associate administrator for insurance and mitigation Roy Wright said during a news
A new study from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory all but guarantees a sizable temblor will shake up Southern California in the near future. The study, published earlier this month by Earth and Space Science journal, claims there is a 99.9 percent chance of a magnitude 5.0 earthquake or greater in
Climate scientists say California will likely face a wet winter as El Niño continues to gain strength in the Pacific Ocean. “There’s no longer a possibility that El Niño wimps out at this point. It’s too big to fail,” Bill Patzert, climatologist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada
More residents may see their fire coverage dropped by insurance carriers, while others living in high risk areas will see costs rise, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said this week. Four years of severe drought have increased fire activity in the state. So far in 2015, a total of 813,163
The September El Niño forecast continues to point to the possibility of a monster climate event, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. Climate scientists say there is a 95% chance that El Niño will continue through the winter months, which is essential to bring increased rainfall to