CEO Journal: Farmers on Wildfire and Catastrophe Exposure
Insurers have a responsibility to advise customers what they can do to mitigate the risk of damage by wildfires. Insurers also have a responsibility to manage their own risk and not write too many properties in high risk areas, according to new Farmers Insurance CEO F. Robert Woudstra.
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