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...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade September 9, 2025 By Don Jergler When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years...
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...
Commercial Property Claims in 2025: Repair Costs, Timeliness and Smarter Solutions August 29, 2025 By Ed Reis and Sarah Morris The commercial property insurance market is navigating a constantly evolving landscape in 2025, in which rising costs, labor shortages and...
While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold August 13, 2025 By Todd Woody As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the...
Porsches Destroyed by LA Wildfires Get New Life as Stained Glass Art August 12, 2025 By Hannah Elliott Ben Tuna is good at transforming rusted-out, patina-eaten wrecks into art. For the past few months, in a nondescript stucco...
Zurich Insurance Beats Estimates Despite LA Wildfire Hit August 7, 2025 By Noele Illien Zurich posted a 6% gain in profit for the first half of 2025 as the insurer shook off losses from...
Swiss Re: Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Hit $80B in First Half August 6, 2025 By Manya Saini Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $80 billion in the first half of 2025, driven by the L.A. wildfires...
California Commissioner Takes Legal Action Against FAIR Plan for Smoke Damage Claims July 31, 2025 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is taking legal action against the California FAIR Plan Association for reportedly denying and limiting...
Newsom Seeks $18B for Utilities’ Wildfire Fund as California Faces Future Blazes July 31, 2025 By Eliyahu Kamisher and Mark Chediak California Gov. Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk...