California Earthquake Authority Governing Board Appoints New CEO (Web Page)
California Earthquake Authority Governing Board Appoints New CEO with Long-Standing History with CEA and Proven Track Record in Insurance Regulatory Expertise and Stakeholder Collaboration. (Sacramento, CA) - The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), California’s largest provider of residential earthquake insurance, has proudly announced its appointment of Chief Legal & Compliance Officer Tom…
CEA's Financial Strength (Web Page)
About $19 billion in claim-paying capacity When it comes to financial strength, California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is on solid ground: Largest provider of residential earthquake insurance in the U.S. Provides two-thirds of the residential earthquake insurance policies sold in California. Annual premium revenue about $900 million . About $19 billion in claim-paying ability. CEA's financial strength has been rated as B++ (Good…
Notice and Agenda (PDF)
Notice and Agenda - January 23, 2018
Northridge earthquake remembered as one of costliest natural disasters in U.S. history (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) Next week marks the 25th anniversary of one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck on Jan. 17, 1994, in an urban area just 20 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The quake destroyed or severely damaged thousands of single-family homes, apartments and mobilehomes, displacing about 22,000 people from their homes and causing residential damage estimated at more than $20 billion—…
CEA Chief Executive Officer Tom Welsh (Web Page)
Chief Executive Officer Tom Welsh is the California Earthquake Authority’s Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed by the Governing Board in June 2024. Tom first joined the CEA executive team in February 2019 as CEA’s General Counsel, managing the delivery of all legal services, enterprise compliance, internal audit, and government relations functions. During his time at CEA, he served as the interim CEO, and twice as Acting Chief…
CEA 20th Anniversary Report 2016 (PDF)
CEA 20th Anniversary Report 2016 (PDF) - CEA was created 20 years ago to respond to a crisis—the virtual collapse of the California homeowners insurance market after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. CEA quickly succeeded in that goal and ever since has worked hard on a far more ambitious one— providing valuable and affordable residential earthquake insurance to Californians.
Earthquake Precautions & Preparation - 7 Steps to Earthquake Safety | CEA (Web Page)
Even with California’s MyShake earthquake phone app, you may only have between 10-60 seconds to get ready for a major earthquake. Just enough time so you can Drop, Cover, and Hold On before the shaking begins. Earthquake safety involves being prepared and knowing what to do. Practicing earthquake safety at home and creating a disaster safety kit before the next earthquake is crucial to your family’s safety. Organize disaster…
CEA Privacy & Social Media Policies (Web Page)
Introduction Welcome! The following websites (collectively, “Site”) are owned and managed by the California Earthquake Authority (“CEA”, "we", "us", or "our"): Earthquake Authority Agent Portal California Wildfire Fund CEA offers earthquake insurance policies exclusively through our participating residential insurance companies (“Participating Insurers”); CEA is also the Administrator for the California Wildfire Fund. …
Thousand Oaks Residents Receive Valuable Information on Earthquake Preparedness (Web Page)
(L-R) Councilmember Joel Price, City of Thousand Oaks; Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, District 44; Mark Toohey, California Earthquake Authority; Mark Lorenzen, Ventura Fire Chief educating community members about the need to be prepared for an emergency. As part of its mission to educate, mitigate, and insure Californians, CEA joined Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin and the City of Thousand Oaks at…
CEA Annual Legislative Reports (Web Page)
California Insurance Code §10089.13(a) requires the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) to report annually to the Legislature and Insurance Commissioner on CEA program operations.