Edison CEO Warns Wildfire Impasse Risks Higher Customer Bills September 23, 2026 By Michelle Ma Southern California Edison customers face hundreds of millions of dollars in additional costs if the utility’s credit rating is downgraded...
Edison, Others Settle to Recover $2B Tied to California Wildfires And Mudslides September 19, 2025 Southern California Edison has reached a settlement agreement with several intervenors to allow the utility to recover about $2 billion...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade September 9, 2025 By Don Jergler When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years...
California Surplus Lines Take-up Soars as Property Owners Eye Coverage Alternatives July 15, 2025 By Don Jergler The best way to tell that the California homeowners insurance market has been a bear is to see where buyers...
California Utilities Expand Power Shutdowns as Winds Rise June 20, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California utilities cut power to more than 62,000 customers across the state in an attempt to stop wildfires from starting...
Q1 Claims Volume Hits 5-Year Low But Severity Up on Wildfire Losses, Verisk Says June 19, 2025 By Ezra Amacher The quarter brought devastating wildfires to California, wind and hail events to Texas, and substantial increases in activity to "Tornado...
Forecast Calls for Wildfires to Burn More Land Across U.S. This Year April 23, 2025 A Long-range forecast predicts wildfires will burn more land across the U.S. this year, with a potentially active spring in...
Hedge Funds Are Hunting Deals in Risks Too Big for Insurers April 7, 2025 By Natasha White As Los Angeles residents digested the apocalyptic scene left by wildfires earlier this year, the stage was simultaneously being set...
California’s Snowpack Data Likely Signals Another Fire-Prone Summer April 1, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California is emerging from its wettest time of the year with new fire and drought risks. The state is scheduled...
The Evolution of Homeowners Insurance in California—From Niche to Necessity March 18, 2025 By Mikhail Gorshunov For many years, the homeowners insurance market operated as a relatively stable and predictable sector in California. Changes were incremental,...