Los Angeles Sees Mudslides With Heavy Rains February 14, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides in Los Angeles late Thursday and early Friday, as authorities ordered evacuations and warned... Read More
FEMA to Borrow $2B to Pay Flood Claims After Hurricanes Helene and Milton February 13, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it needs to borrow $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to cover claims from... Read More
Travelers Expecting $1.7 Billion in Catastrophe Losses From LA Wildfires February 11, 2025 Another major California insurer is reporting losses in excess of $1 billion from the Los Angeles area wildfires. The Travelers... Read More
‘Old School’ Job Search Benefits Injured Worker in Lost Wages Claim February 10, 2025 A manufacturer and its workers compensation insurer thought an injured 60-year old service technician employee did not work hard enough... Read More
LA Neighbors See Much Different Post-Wildfire Rebuilding Options Due to Insurance Crisis February 7, 2025 By Sally Ho and Trân Nguyễn Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other... Read More
Edison Probing Retired Power Line as Possible Start of LA Eaton Fire February 7, 2025 By Mark Chediak Edison International’s utility is looking at whether a power line retired in 1971 started the Eaton wildfire as part of... Read More
Inside the LA Fire Cleanup’s Rush to Remove Tons of Toxic Rubble February 6, 2025 By Todd Woody Removing toxic waste from the foothills and coastal canyons where more than 16,000 homes and businesses burned down in the... Read More
Insurer Seeks to Exit $30 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Boy’s Fatal Shooting February 6, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurance company says it is not obligated to defend or indemnify the owners and managers of a Memphis apartment... Read More
Expert Viewpoints Viewpoint: Early Executive Actions by Trump Portend a Major Contraction at OSHA February 6, 2025 By Eric J. Conn and Darius Rohani-Shukla President Trump was sworn in for a second term the morning of January 20, and he spent the rest of... Read More
USAA Becomes 3rd Insurer to Report $1B-Plus in Claims So Far for LA Wildfires February 5, 2025 USAA has paid out more than $1 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires, making it the third insurer to report... Read More