LA County Told to Pause $4B in Abuse Payouts as DA Probes Fraud Claims January 30, 2026 By Maxwell Adler Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman asked the county to hold off on making initial payments for a landmark...
LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans January 20, 2026 By Leslie Kaufman A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, many survivors face the same problem: Their insurance policies aren’t paying out enough...
Munich Re: Insured Losses From Wildfires, Storms and Floods Hit Record High January 13, 2026 By Stephan Kahl Insured losses for so-called non-peak perils reached a record $98 billion last year, Munich Re said in a new report.
California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, And Double Penalties January 7, 2026 A bill that promises legislative reform in California to speed up disaster recovery for homeowners and renters through improved insurance...
JPMorgan, Citi Extending Mortgage Relief for LA Wildfire Victims January 7, 2026 By Maxwell Adler California Gov. Gavin Newsom said a group of major banks have agreed to extend mortgage relief for Los Angeles wildfire...
Millions at Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires in Australia January 7, 2026 By Keira Wright Millions of people living on the expanding outskirts of Australia’s major cities face an increasing risk of urban wildfires similar...
Insurance Payments Now at $22.4B From LA Wildfires One Year Ago January 5, 2026 Insurers have paid more than $22.4 billion on tens of thousands of claims from the Los Angles wildfires that broke...
Brockovich Group Sues Over LA Fire Alert Failure in 18 Deaths November 18, 2025 By John Gittelsohn A communications contractor for Los Angeles County was blamed in a lawsuit for 18 deaths in a January wildfire over...
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...
Edison Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims October 30, 2025 By Tim McLaughlin Southern California Edison said on Wednesday it would pay several million dollars each to families who lost loved ones in...