The LA Fires Destroyed 11,000 Homes. Less Than 10% Have Permits to Rebuild September 29, 2025 By Michelle Ma and John Gittelsohn Of the thousands of residents needing to rebuild after this year’s California wildfires, Andy Weyman would seem especially well positioned....
Study: 7% of Monthly Home Ownership Costs Going to Property Insurance September 25, 2025 Homeowners in some of the biggest U.S. metros are paying up to 7% of their monthly home ownership costs for...
Edison to Open LA Fire Compensation Applications by Thanksgiving September 24, 2025 By Will Wade and Michelle Ma Edison International expects to begin accepting applications “well before” Thanksgiving to compensate victims of the deadly Eaton Fire that destroyed...
Citizens No Longer Winning Most Arbitration Cases. They’re Settling for Next to Nil September 17, 2025 By William Rabb Pressure may be mounting on Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to reduce its use of state-agency arbitration for claims disputes,...
When Is A Home Safe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers September 11, 2025 By Emma Court At a church parking lot near Los Angeles, two hazmat-suit-clad workers vacuumed and wiped most of the contents of Elle...
With Storms, Flooding and Potential FEMA Cuts, Parametric Flood Is on the Rise September 8, 2025 By William Rabb With inland flooding, storm surge losses and government cutbacks on the rise, parametric flood insurance may finally be having a...
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...
Allstate to Pay About $500K on Georgia Claim Highlighted in Hearing, Senator Says August 8, 2025 Three months after a U.S. senator chastized Allstate for its response to a Georgia woman’s storm claim, Allstate has paid...
Los Angeles Sues Airbnb for Alleged Price Gouging Following Wildfires July 18, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Los Angeles sued Airbnb, accusing the home rental company of allowing price gouging affecting at least 2,000 properties during January’s...
Invoking ‘Our Option’ and Preferred Contractor Network Endorsements July 1, 2025 By Michael C. Upshaw and Kiri D. Deonarine Increasing abuses in the claims process have caused insurance companies to rethink the traditional model of sending out cash to...