Condominium (Web Page)
A CEA condo unit policy is catastrophe insurance, meant to cover the most important things you own. To purchase a CEA policy, contact your home insurance company or agent. How to Buy a Policy In most cases, earthquake damage to the inside of your unit is not covered by your residential insurance policy. To protect your investment in your condo unit and belongings, you need a separate earthquake…
Manage Your Policy (Web Page)
CEA’s participating residential insurers manage CEA policies on our behalf. You can conveniently work with your residential insurance company to purchase and manage your CEA earthquake insurance policy. They will process policy applications, renewals, bill payments, or claims. How to manage your bill The residential insurer that sold you your CEA policy handles all billing and payment…
On its 25th Anniversary, CEA Remembers the Northridge Earthquake (Web Page)
25 years have passed since the devastating magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley. Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed, displacing about 22,000 people. The Northridge earthquake is known to be one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history, causing $20 billion in residential damage alone. CEA Remembers The Northridge Earthquake: 25 Years Later…
How to Buy (Web Page)
CEA is not-for-profit. Our insurance rates are based on the best available science and research, not profit. Choose the earthquake insurance coverage that fits your needs and budget. We work with participating residential insurance companies who sell and service our residential earthquake insurance policies for homeowners, renters, condo-unit owners and mobilehome owners. Follow these four…
San Francisco Residents Get Earthquake Ready (Web Page)
(L-R) Melissa Crittenden and Chelsea Talbert, CEA staff, talking to a San Francisco resident about the importance of earthquake insurance and house retrofitting. More than six hundred San Francisco residents showed up to participate in this year's earthquake preparedness fair organized by the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection. The event took place at the Bill Graham Civic…
Helping Mills College Students and Staff be Prepared for an Earthquake (Web Page)
CEA Chief Mitigation Officer Janiele Maffei, doing a hands-on demonstration, Thursday Apr. 12, 2018, in Oakland California. Maffei showed students and college staff how a home can be retrofitted to decrease the risk of damage during an earthquake. On April 12, over 20 local agencies and private companies–-among them the California Earthquake Authority—participated during the “2nd Annual CPR…
Coalinga earthquake anniversary reminds Central Valley Californians that a ‘Big One’ could strike at any time (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) Today marks the 35th anniversary of the 1983 magnitude 6.7 Coalinga earthquake, which injured 94 people and caused millions of dollars in property damage. The epicenter was 7.5 miles northeast of Coalinga, about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It struck at 4:42 p.m. on May 2, 1983, and was felt from Los Angeles through Sacramento, and from the coast all the way to Las Vegas. The Coalinga quake, which occurred on a…
National Preparedness Month is an opportunity to plan for damaging earthquakes (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) National Preparedness Month each September provides an opportunity to act on the frequent advice of scientists, community leaders and emergency managers: Get informed about the different types of emergencies that could happen in your area and take steps to prepare for them. This year’s theme is “Disasters don't plan ahead. You can.” And the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is urging Californians to take that message to heart…
Long Beach earthquake anniversary brings reminder of earthquake risk in California (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) Saturday marks the 85th anniversary of the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, a magnitude 6.4 quake that caused 120 deaths and massive damage equivalent to nearly $1 billion today. The earthquake struck about three miles south of Huntington Beach on the Newport-Inglewood fault and is now remembered primarily for the damage it caused to area schools: 70 schools were destroyed, and dozens of others were severely damaged.* Fortunately,…