Yes, by up to 25 percent on a CEA policy, and it can do more than lower the premium. The CEA offers a hazard reduction discount once a code-compliant brace-and-bolt retrofit is complete. For a pre-1980 home on a raised foundation, a verified retrofit can also move you out of the restricted 15 to 25 percent deductible band and into the lower ones, which changes what you would pay after a quake rather than only what you pay each year.
Separately, the state’s Earthquake Brace + Bolt programme provides grants of up to $3,000 toward the retrofit itself, with a supplemental grant of up to $7,000 for income-eligible households. The work has to meet the programme standard and be documented before either benefit applies, so keep the paperwork. Private carriers assess retrofits too, though the credit is set by each carrier rather than by a published schedule.
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