Even Low-Risk Homes Are Caught Up in California’s Climate Insurance Crisis March 16, 2026 By Todd Woody As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have abandoned some California neighborhoods at lower risk of burning, forcing tens of...
Berkshire’s PacifiCorp Paying $575M to Settle Claims for Oregon and California Wildfires February 23, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. government damages claims related to...
Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power February 10, 2026 By Michelle Ma and Lauren Rosenthal States in the U.S. West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in...
California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes December 10, 2025 By Todd Woody A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires,...
The LA Fires Destroyed 11,000 Homes. Less Than 10% Have Permits to Rebuild September 29, 2025 By Michelle Ma and John Gittelsohn Of the thousands of residents needing to rebuild after this year’s California wildfires, Andy Weyman would seem especially well positioned....
Most Losses in Destructive Eaton Fire Tied to Conflagration Hazard, Report Shows August 28, 2025 By Allen Laman An analysis found that properties assessed as low or moderate wildfire hazard in the L.A. Fire may still face high...
California Utilities Weigh Power Shutdowns as Dry Winds Approach June 19, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California utilities are mulling power shutdowns as breezy dry conditions across the state raise the risk of wildfires. Pacific Gas...
New Wildfires Erupt in California, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate January 23, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Two new wildfires that erupted in Southern California are spreading quickly over dry hillsides and forcing evacuations, stoking new fears...
InsurTechs Highlight New Approaches to Wildfire Insurance January 16, 2025 By Allen Laman While the Southern California fires that sparked in high-wind conditions last week inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses...
Fire-Ravaged LA to See Respite But Danger ‘Not Yet Passed’ January 16, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Laura Curtis and Lauren Rosenthal The dry, dangerous winds that have kept fire-scarred Los Angeles on edge for days are finally forecast to end —...