Ice Dams Are Actually A Common Risk: What Claims and Insurance Pros Should Know October 22, 2025 By Sarah Byer and John Gilewicz Living in the northeast, ice dams are a part of life, and a common cause of loss in the insurance...
Mississippi Supreme Court Won’t Budge on $15M Bad-Faith Decision Against USAA October 17, 2025 By William Rabb The Mississippi Supreme Court declined to reconsider its 2024 decision to uphold almost $15 million in punitive damages and attorney...
Insureds Need Early ACV Estimate to Claim Breach of Contract, Appeals Court Rules October 16, 2025 In what is being seen as a significant win for property insurers, a Florida appeals court found that Universal Property...
State Farm Sued by Illinois Amid Probe of Homeowner Premiums October 15, 2025 Illinois sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. to force it to provide information for an investigation into the...
Survey Shows Homeowners Warming to DIY Digital Claims, Insurance Processes October 9, 2025 Nearly 80% of U.S. homeowners would use their smartphones to document property damage for an insurance claim, according to a...
Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Destructive LA Wildfire October 8, 2025 By Myles Miller and Patricia Hurtado Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades...
Smaller Hail May Be More Damaging to Roofs Than Once Believed, Study Shows October 2, 2025 By William Rabb A study by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety found roof damage from smaller hailstones may be much...
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...