Claims Handling Breakdowns From LA Wildfires One Year on February 25, 2026 By Dan Veroff It’s been more than a year since the Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles, and attorneys who work in...
‘Structural Shift’ Occurring in California Surplus Lines February 17, 2026 By Don Jergler The Los Angeles wildfires that kicked off 2025 not only sped up a statewide homeowners insurance market pullback, they also...
California Smoke Damage Act Would Enable Wildfire Victims to Expedite Claims February 12, 2026 A bill touted as the nation’s first public health and insurance standards to protect families from toxic smoke contamination is...
Portugal Rolls Out $2.9 Billion Aid as Deadly Flooding Spreads February 6, 2026 By Sofia Horta e Costa Portugal approved emergency laws to speed reconstruction after deadly flooding as part of a $2.9 billion support package in one...
Navigators Can’t Parse ‘Additional Insured’ Policy Wording in Georgia Explosion Case January 30, 2026 By William Rabb Navigators cannot escape a utility company's argument that the utility is an additional insured on a policy, after a 2018...
London Cyber Attack Threatens to Hold Up Thousands of Home Sales January 27, 2026 By Damian Shepherd A “sophisticated, criminal cyber attack” is threatening to hold up thousands of home sales in two of London’s richest boroughs....
Grandson Not Covered Under Grandma’s Home Insurance January 23, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A homeowner’s insurer was right to deny a grandmother coverage for a claim against her grandson because he did not...
Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts January 20, 2026 By Jef Feeley and Michelle Ma Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the...
LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans January 20, 2026 By Leslie Kaufman A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, many survivors face the same problem: Their insurance policies aren’t paying out enough...
The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think January 15, 2026 By Don Jergler Gallagher Re estimates that the total insured value exposed in the L.A. fires represents a one-in-35-year return period, a new...