Arson Suspect Timed Spokane Fire for High Wind Day August 7, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The blaze was one of three that destroyed roughly 700 buildings and forced 70,000 people to evacuate earlier this week.
New Database Shows 6.5 Million Americans Face Landslide Risks — and Where They Live August 7, 2026 Newswise — Landslides cause an estimated $3-6 billion in damage and multiple fatalities annually in the United States. Those numbers...
Farmers Files to Expand Coverage And Raise Rates for California Small Businesses August 4, 2026 Farmers Insurance filed an upgraded business insurance rating plan to expand commercial insurance coverage for business owners across the state...
Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Structures in Washington State August 3, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan and María Paula Mijares Torres Hundreds of structures have been destroyed and tens of thousands have been evacuated, as wildfires rip through eastern Washington.
Florida’s Fix for Insurance Crisis Puts More Risk on Homeowners July 29, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde Florida lawmakers knew they had a billion-dollar insurance problem. The state is a magnet for hurricanes, and the cost of...
Edison Rejects Blame for LA Fire Tied to Tower Idle Since 1971 July 28, 2026 By Michelle Ma Edison International’s Southern California utility is urging a Los Angeles judge not to find the company liable for property damages...
Report: Claims Severity Reaches All-Time High, Frequency Declines July 24, 2026 All Peril severity reached an all-time high in 2025, rising 25.9% from a year earlier, a new report shows. LexisNexis...
Luxury Homes Are Raising Risks for California’s Insurer of Last Resort July 22, 2026 By Todd Woody As California’s wildfire insurance crisis drives homeowners to the state’s insurer of last resort, wealthy areas such as Beverly Hills,...
What Home Age Actually Tells Us About Claims — And What It Doesn’t July 17, 2026 By Andrew Leeds Looking at non-catastrophe claims that closed with a payment last year, the median paid loss hovered around $9,000 regardless of...
Clash of Florida Titans Pits Powerful Tribe Against Homebuilder Lennar July 14, 2026 By Anna J Kaiser Ciara Billie was about to step into the shower of her newly built townhome on the Hollywood Seminole Reservation in...