Insurance Premiums /tags/insurance-premiums Insurance Premiums en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 08 May 2025 22:22:20 GMT New data, maps provide ‘rare window’ into scale of homeowner’s insurance crisis /2025-05-08/maps-data-senate-us-treasury-insurance-wildfires In recent months, the U.S. Senate Budget Committee and the Federal Insurance Office have each released detailed data on insurance premiums, non-renewals and other key metrics. The advocacy groups Public Citizen and The Revolving Door Project brought that data to life with interactive maps. Thu, 08 May 2025 22:22:20 GMT /2025-05-08/maps-data-senate-us-treasury-insurance-wildfires Murphy Woodhouse Colorado ditches plan to reduce utilities’ wildfire liability. Homeowners may face fees instead. /politics/2025-04-09/colorado-ditches-plan-to-reduce-utilities-wildfire-liability-homeowners-may-face-fees-instead A 0.5% fee would be imposed under House Bill 1302 on every home insurance policy in Colorado, unless a house meets certain wildfire mitigation standards Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:45:18 GMT /politics/2025-04-09/colorado-ditches-plan-to-reduce-utilities-wildfire-liability-homeowners-may-face-fees-instead Jesse Paul Colorado may let utilities pay into home insurance fund in exchange for less wildfire liability /politics/2025-03-28/colorado-may-let-utilities-pay-into-home-insurance-fund-in-exchange-for-less-wildfire-liability The home reinsurance idea, which is unique to Colorado, aims to reduce private insurers’ financial risk and therefore drive down premiums. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:16:00 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/colorado-may-let-utilities-pay-into-home-insurance-fund-in-exchange-for-less-wildfire-liability Jesse Paul Colorado wants to force insurance companies to help homeowners understand, mitigate wildfire risk /news/2025-02-17/colorado-wants-to-force-insurance-companies-to-help-homeowners-understand-mitigate-wildfire-risk House Bill 1182 would also require insurers to give customers an opportunity to appeal assessments of a property’s wildfire risk, which can lead to increased costs and nonrenewals Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-17/colorado-wants-to-force-insurance-companies-to-help-homeowners-understand-mitigate-wildfire-risk Jesse Paul Most Mountain West states see big increases in private health insurance costs /regional-news/2023-01-20/most-mountain-west-states-see-big-increases-in-private-health-insurance-costs-report-finds From 2022 to 2023, Colorado is seeing the second-highest increases in monthly private health insurance costs – nearly 20% – compared to the national average of less than 4%, according to an analysis by the finance website ValuePenguin. Wyoming and New Mexico also ranked in the top 5 with increases around 15%. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:39:17 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-20/most-mountain-west-states-see-big-increases-in-private-health-insurance-costs-report-finds Emma VandenEinde Colorado Insurance Commissioner Says You Should Shop Around For Best Price /health/2018-11-20/colorado-insurance-commissioner-says-you-should-shop-around-for-best-price Coloradans buying their own health insurance might see higher premiums than last year -- but officials say those who shop around could save big in… Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:16:39 GMT /health/2018-11-20/colorado-insurance-commissioner-says-you-should-shop-around-for-best-price