More repairs being required; agents fear collapse of mortgage deals
By Carolyn Stein
San Francisco resident Rudy Ragan could not believe it when his insurer of nearly 27 years, Safeco, dropped him over puddling on his Sunnyside roof. His own climb onto the roof turned up no problems, and he said the company did not send an inspector — just used aerial imagery.
“Never expected it in my life,” said Ragan, who eventually found a different insurance plan
—at more than double the price. LikeRagan,many SanFranciscans are astonished to discover that the insurance crisis, with its ever-growing list of nonrenewals, extends far beyond rural California. Within the city, roofers and electricians report increasing
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