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California Adds More ZIP Codes to Insurance-Cancellation Ban

Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Jan. 8.

Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg
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California sought to protect more Los Angeles-area homeowners from potentially losing their home-insurance policies as wildfires continued to ravage the region.

State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara amended last week’s mandatory moratorium on cancellations and non-renewals of residential insurance policies to include neighborhoods affected by the Hurst, Lidia, Sunset and Woodley fires.