"It's just very easy now for them to put a customer in the discard pile based on this tech information that they're using and buying. So far it's not really helping the consumer," said one consumer advocate.

It’s becoming harder and harder to get a homeowner insurance policy in California. State Farm and Allstate stopped writing new policies, citing wildfire risks. Others are limiting new customers.

And now, several viewers tell San Francisco’s KGO-TV that AAA is not renewing their longtime policies – and it has nothing to do with wildfires.

These homeowners were surprised to find out aircraft and satellites were taking photos over their homes. They were baffled to find out the reasons AAA dropped their coverage – everything from clutter in the yard to draining a swimming pool to save water.

  • Tangent5280@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 year ago

    I wouldn’t have thought this happened in a million years - but it seems so obvious in retrospect. Thanks for the info. Does this happen to other sealed sub-ground structures? Are things like floor safes and storage cellars safe?

    • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      1 year ago

      I’ve seen it happen to a giant steel poop holding tank. It was empty when there was a flood and it popped right out of the ground.

    • brianorca@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      Most sealed structures like that should be heavy enough to not float, especially a cellar with a house on top, or a safe with thick walls. Unlike a pool, those are designed to be filled with air, so they would depend on heavy materials in their construction.