California Wildfire Has Burned 599 Square Miles, Destroyed 165 Structures July 30, 2024 Containment has increased on a fire that exploded in size and in a few days became California’s sixth largest wildfire,...
U.S. Coastal Communities Get $575M to Guard Against Floods, Other Climate Disasters July 30, 2024 By Wayne Parry The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures...
California Wildfire Grows to 575 Square Miles, Destroying at Least 100 Structures July 29, 2024 At least 100 structures have been destroyed and roughly 4,200 more are being threatened by the Park Fire, near Chico,...
Bridging the Flood Insurance Gap – A Call to Action July 29, 2024 By Trevor Burgess Hurricane Beryl caused destruction and loss across Texas and throughout the middle of the country, reminding us, once again, of...
California Wildfire Continues to Spread Rapidly to 164K Acres July 26, 2024 A massive wildfire in Northern California has destroyed an undetermined number of buildings and is threatening thousands or properties, prompting...
Northern California Fire Becomes State’s Biggest in a Day, Evacuations Ordered July 25, 2024 A wildfire that started Wednesday near Chico, California grew quickly to 45,549 acres overnight to become the state’s largest active...
‘Surface Waters’ on Roof Are Not ‘Flood’ Waters, Massachusetts High Court Rules July 24, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that rainwater accumulation on roofs of buildings does not constitute “surface waters” within...
How California’s Homeowners Insurance Crisis is Affecting Brokers July 24, 2024 By Don Jergler A growing homeowners insurance crisis for Californians is straining brokers who must work harder to get increasingly expensive and more...
U.S. Severe Storms Continue to Drive Global Natural Disaster Losses: Gallagher Re July 23, 2024 By L.S. Howard U.S. severe convective storms continued to drive global natural catastrophe losses during the first half of 2024. Of the estimated...
Hawaiian Electric Among Firms Eyeing $4B Maui Fire Deal July 19, 2024 By Jef Feeley and Mark Chediak Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. is among the companies that have tentatively agreed to pay more than $4 billion to resolve...