California Taking Action Against State Farm Over LA Wildfire Claims May 4, 2026 The California Department of Insurance is taking action against State Farm over an investigation that reportedly shows the carrier has...
LA Fire Suspect Angry About No Date for New Year’s, Prosecutors Say May 1, 2026 By Patricia Hurtado Prosecutors said the man they charged with starting the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset about a...
Wildfires Used to ‘Sleep’ at Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime April 21, 2026 By Seth Borenstein Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier...
Swiss Re Says Wildfires, Storms, Floods Account for 92% of Global Insured Losses March 24, 2026 By L.S. Howard Wildfires, severe convective storms and floods — also known as secondary perils — accounted for a record 92% of total...
Even Low-Risk Homes Are Caught Up in California’s Climate Insurance Crisis March 16, 2026 By Todd Woody As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have abandoned some California neighborhoods at lower risk of burning, forcing tens of...
Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts January 27, 2026 By John Gittelsohn President Donald Trump signed an executive order that allows the federal government to preempt state and local regulations in the...
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...
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...
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....
US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs September 4, 2025 By Chris Dolmetsch and Michelle Ma The U.S. asked a federal court to force Southern California Edison to pay for fighting a pair of wildfires that...