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,...
‘Dream Is in Sight:’ Chamber, Reinsurers, Insurers Urge Florida to Stay the Course December 9, 2025 By William Rabb The message from the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit was loud and clear: Don’t mess with legislative changes that...
Surveys Show Concerns About Florida Market, But Consumers Are Warming Up December 8, 2025 By William Rabb New surveys of Florida homeowners show continued concerns about property insurance, premiums and hurricanes, but policyholders seem to be breathing...
Jamaica Secures $6.7B From Agencies for Post-Melissa Rebuild December 1, 2025 By Zahra Burton and Natalia Siniawski Jamaica has secured up to $6.7 billion in support from international agencies to fund reconstruction over the next three years...
‘Super Roofs’ Are Rewarding Insurers, Cat Bond Investors and Homeowners December 1, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman For years, experts have discussed whether cat bonds could do more than just clean up after disasters—whether they could incentivize...
Thanksgiving No. 1 Day of the Year for Cooking Fires in U.S. November 25, 2025 Thanksgiving is the No. 1 day of the year for home cooking fires in the U.S., and leaving food unattended...
Study Shows Insurance, Other Factors Push ‘Hidden Costs’ of Home Ownership by $16K Annually November 18, 2025 Rising insurance costs are contributing to “hidden costs” that are putting more pressure on household incomes, a new study shows....
NFIP Reauthorized With Passage of Funding Bill to End Government Shutdown November 14, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The National Flood Insurance Program has been reauthorized until the end of January 2026. With the passage of HR 5371,...
Beware the Rise in Unproven ‘Brittleness Test’ for Roof Shingle Claims November 14, 2025 By George Miles A few years ago, in the early 2020s, it was not unusual to hear about or even see roofing workers...
LA County Launches Investigation into State Farm Over Wildfire Claims Handling November 13, 2025 Los Angeles County is conducting an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims from the devastating L.A. wildfires in...