North Coast insurance agents on protecting home, finances from fire

Protecting Homes From Fire

It doesn’t matter that the State Farm agent in Lower Lake, a 35-year veteran of the industry, has been in the thick of coordinating claims from customers who have suffered damage from the fires ravaging Lake County.

Jernigan has fielded a constant stream of phone calls, emails and texts over the last two weeks. He has been out to structures that have been damaged. He has visited emergency centers where people have sought shelter from mandatory evacuations. And he has counseled them at his office along Highway 53.