California Wildfire Claims: Delay, Deny, Defend? September 2, 2025 By Dan Veroff and Derek Chaiken Eight months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles, commercial and residential policyholders continue to report unreasonably long...
Judge Says California FAIR Plan Violating Law, Industry Also Fighting Consumer Group Suit June 26, 2025 A judge ruled that the California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy violates state law, while in another matter a lawsuit from...
LA Wildfires by The Numbers: Insured Losses, Total Losses, Ratings, Rates January 24, 2025 By Don Jergler The impact of the historic Los Angeles-area wildfires is being broadly examined and continually refined, with updates almost daily on...
Fitch Says LA Fires Could Consume 30% of European Reinsurer Natural Disaster Budgets January 24, 2025 By L.S. Howard The Los Angeles wildfires could consume more than 30% of the aggregate natural catastrophe budgets set for 2025 by Europe’s...
Paradise Struggles to Rebuild Amid High Home Insurance Costs November 8, 2023 By Janie Har SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heidi Lange was among the first to rebuild after the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed...
Insurance at Peril For Many in California’s Risky Fire Areas June 25, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California’s wildfire season looms, threatening once again to break records for destruction, tens of thousands...
California Sets Home Hardening Standards to Lower Fire Risks February 10, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As consecutive years of catastrophic wildfires in California drive up the cost of insuring homes, state...
Wildfires May Make Homeowners’ Insurance in California Harder to Get August 16, 2018 By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL California homeowners may find themselves facing insurance headaches even if their houses weren’t affected by this year’s blazes. The California...
Massachusetts FAIR Plan Agrees to Refund Homeowners $350K July 28, 2016 The Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (FAIR Plan) has agreed to pay $350,000 to resolve allegations that it wrongly cancelled...