California fire victims could get burned by inadequate insurance

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: November 9, 2003| Author: KENNETH REICH | Copyright information

California fire victims could get burned by inadequate insurance

Coverage has been issue in previous disasters

By KENNETH REICH Los Angeles Times

Sunday, November 9, 2003

Mark and Lynette Adelson lost a home to the wildfires that swept the northern edge of San Bernardino, Calif., and, at first, thought they had sufficient insurance to replace the 50-year-old structure.

But then, Mark Adelson checked the details of their policy with State Farm Insurance and fo...

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