California Official: Wildfire Victims Have Two Years To Collect Insurance Money

The California insurance commissioner says that people who lost their homes in last month’s Northern California wildfires have up to 24 months to collect insurance payments. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued the statement as a clarification. Jones said Monday that some out-of-state insurance adjusters brought in to help deal with high claim volume have wrongly told homeowners that they have only six- to 12 months to collect. The out-of-state adjusters also wrongly told homeowners that additional living-expense benefits would expire in 12 months, according to a report by the Associated Press.