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California faces insurance crisis amid extreme weather

Before thousands lost their homes in the recent Los Angeles wildfires, many had lost their insurance. Some residents found that their policies had been cancelled as companies said the rising cost of rebuilding, and the risk of extreme weather, was too great. In a world increasingly threatened by climate change, there’s no easy fix to the state’s insurance crisis. William Brangham reports.