Homeowners Insurance
Richard M.
Richard M, a retired senior living on a fixed income, maintained homeowners insurance for more than four decades with Safeco before being…
Apr 3, 2026Mary Kozanian
Operations Manager
Mary Kozanian is a Glendale native who graduated with a B.A. in Communication and Public Relations from California State University Los Angeles in 2014.
After five years in the Markting industry, she went on to manage a brick & mortar shop that spcialized in manufacturing and distribution throughout Southern California. She has accreditations in marketing, consumer relations, and operations management.
In her spare time, she serves as Director of Public Relations for Society of Orphaned Armenian Relief and commits herself to being of service to her community.
Outside of work, her passions are theatre and quality time with friends and family.
Articles by Mary Kozanian
In The News
Cal Matters – Report: California needs 1 million more affordable homes
By Lynn La, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/newsletter/report-california-needs-1-million-more-affordable-homes It’s common knowledge that California has a massive shortage of affordable homes, which contributes to high rates…
Mar 10, 2026
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Cal Matters – Some State Farm customers could see refunds while homeowner rate hikes stay put
By levy Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/03/state-farm-insurance-rate-settlement The Los Angeles County fires last year drove up insurance costs for many Californians. Now, a proposed…
Mar 9, 2026
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KNX-AM (Radio): A New State Senate Bill Aims To Guarantee Insurance For People With Fire Hardened Homes
By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM (Radio): Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Mar 2, 2026
In The News
Los Angeles Times – Car insurance rates are skyrocketing in California. Here’s why
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-03-02/why-auto-insurance-rates-are-surging-in-california#:~:text=California%20drivers%20face%20auto%20insurance,unlikely%20despite%20insurers’%20recent%20profits. Jeff Phillips, a retired computer consultant who lives in Oceanside, did a double take when he…
Mar 2, 2026
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USA Today – New bills target the challenges of home insurance in California
By Paris Barraza, USA TODAY https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/26/home-insurance-california-fair-plan-changes-2026/88868357007 Lawmakers are advancing several bills to improve transparency and accountability between Californians and their home insurers,…
Feb 26, 2026
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Fortune – Delta moves toward eliminating set prices in favor of AI that determines how much you personally will pay for a ticket
By Irina Ivanova, FORTUNE https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/delta-moves-toward-eliminating-set-prices-in-favor-of-ai-that-determines-how-much-you-personally-will-pay-for-a-ticket Delta has a long-term strategy to boost its profitability by moving away from set fares and toward…
Jul 17, 2025
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Los Angeles Times – Angry homeowners and a state probe. What went wrong with State Farm’s L.A. fire response
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-07-07/angry-homeowners-california-probe-state-farm-fire-response In the aftermath of the Eaton fire, Amy Harrity and her husband were stunned to discover…
Jul 7, 2025
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LA Downtown News – When Insurers Were The Good Guys: A long time ago in a prairie far, far away
By Ellen Snortland, LA DOWNTOWN NEWS https://www.ladowntownnews.com/opinion/when-insurers-were-the-good-guys-a-long-time-ago-in-a-prairie-far-far/article_37db0b7b-7dd4-4929-9916-a9f6582a82a3.html It’s hard for me to believe, but I’ve served on the board of the small…
Jul 7, 2025
Homeowners Insurance
JAMES & KELLY DUARTE
James, a retired senior living in the quiet town of Lucerne in Northern California, never imagined that simply staying insured would become…
May 27, 2025
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Los Angeles Times – California’s FAIR Plan, the home insurer of last resort, may need a bailout after the L.A. fires
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-18/california-fair-plan-the-home-insurer-of-last-resort-may-need-bailout-after-fire-losses The California FAIR Plan Assn., the state’s property insurer of last resort, was born of smoldering…
Jan 18, 2025
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Los Angeles Times – L.A. consumer group calls FAIR Plan insurance reforms an industry ‘bailout’
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-07-30/fair-plan-reform-homeowners-insurance-ricardo-lara-consumer-watchdog A new law that could force homeowners across California to cover billions of dollars of insurer…
Jul 30, 2024
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CalMatters – Park Fire explodes up list of biggest California wildfires
By Lynn La, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/newsletter/park-fire-california-wildfires Park Fire — the largest wildfire in California this year, and one of the largest fires in the…
Jul 29, 2024
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The San Francisco Chronicle – New agreement limits what policyholders would pay to bail out California’s ‘insurer of last resort’
By Megan Fan Munce, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/insurance-fair-plan-wildfire-19597701.php With California fire season already off to a dire start, new reforms seek to…
Jul 28, 2024
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San Francisco Chronicle – How much are wildfires costing every Californian? Here’s the stunning math
By Julie Johnson, Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/wildfire-insurance-cost-california-19361549.php# In October 2017, a dry windstorm swept across Northern California, (opens in new…
Jul 1, 2024
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Politico – Insurers are turning up the heat on Jamie Court
By CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO With help from Blanca Begert and Wes Venteicher https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/06/25/insurers-are-turning-up-the-heat-on-jamie-court-00164970 GOING FOR THE JUGULAR: As fire season gets underway,…
Jun 26, 2024