A growing number of Nevada homeowners are learning their biggest threat isn’t just wildfire — it’s losing the insurance meant to protect them from it.
As extreme weather intensifies, major insurers are canceling policies in high-risk areas, leaving residents scrambling for coverage and peace of mind.
What’s happening?
According to KUNR, nearly 1,500 policies have been dropped in the state of Nevada, leaving residents scrambling to find protection — often at much higher rates or with limited coverage.
Carson City resident Stephen Weil was one of them. After flames tore across a nearby hillside last summer, he received a non-renewal letter from Farmers Insurance stating the company was “no longer willing to continue to insure” his home…