On September 14, 2023, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) issued Bulletin 2023-6 which announced a mandatory moratorium on cancellations and non-renewals in response to the declaration of a state of emergency. The moratorium prohibits any admitted or non-admitted insurer writing residential property insurance in the state of California from issuing a notice of cancellation or non-renewal for one year, starting on August 29, 2023 in affected ZIP codes. 

The affected ZIP codes for which the moratorium applies are:

• Smith River Complex Fire: 95531, 95532, 95543, 95546, 95548, 95556, 95567, 95568, 96039
• Happy Camp Complex Fire: 95543, 95556, 95568, 96027, 96031, 96032, 96034, 96037, 96039, 96044, 96050, 96085, 96086, 96097

If any insurers to which the moratorium applies have issued a notice of cancellation or non-renewal since the declaration of a state of emergency on August 29, 2023, they must offer to rescind those notices. 

For more information please see Bulletin 2023-6.

For any questions regarding the bulletin, please contact Daniel R. Wade, Senior Staff Counsel at Daniel.Wade@insurance.ca.gov.

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Bulletin 2023-6