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Wall Street Brokers Start Trading Insurer Claims From LA Fires
Mar 20 2025 // Wall Street brokers have started selling insurers’ claims tied to Los Angeles’ deadly wildfires, which may trigger a payout from the utilities blamed for the destruction, according to people familiar with the...
$25M for California Worker Safety, Including Support for LA Fire Recovery Workers
Mar 20 2025 // The California Department of Industrial Relations made available $25 million in funding for the California Workplace Outreach Project to support 89 community-based organizations across the state. This initiative is...
Next Round of Inspections in LA Fire Expected Next Week, Edison CEO Says
Mar 14 2025 // Southern California Edison will begin its first close-up physical inspections of certain power equipment under investigation for possible links to the start of the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles early this year, Edison...
Insurer Payouts Now at $12B for LA Wildfires, Report Shows
Mar 12 2025 // Insurance companies have so far paid out more than $12 billion for losses from the two biggest of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in January. California...
Lloyd’s Said It Will Lose $2.3B From LA Wildfires
Mar 12 2025 // Lloyd’s this week said it will lose $2.3 billion from the Los Angeles wildfires in January, adding to the number of companies that have paid out more than $1 billion in losses from the catastrophe. The company...
Justice Dept. Says Ending La. Petrochemical Case Helps Dismantle ‘DEI Programs’
Mar 11 2025 // The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community, saying the dismissal...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Mercury and Subsidiaries Over LA Wildfires
Mar 10 2025 // AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) for the members of...
25 Pacific Palisades Fire Victims Sue LA and Water & Power
Mar 7 2025 // Twenty-five victims of the Palisades Fire victims filed an inverse condemnation lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, alleging the...
Liberty Mutual Owes $4M Refund After Overcharging Louisiana Citizens Assessments
Mar 7 2025 // Liberty Mutual owes approximately $4 million to about 138,000 Louisiana policyholders after overcharging the Louisiana Property Insurance Corporation Emergency Assessment for the past four years, Insurance Commissioner Tim...
Trump Administration Plans to Drop Lawsuit Against Louisiana Petrochemical Plant
Mar 6 2025 // President Donald Trump’s administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community near its Louisiana plant,...
Artmeis Announces Partnership With Louisiana’s Ozark
Mar 5 2025 // Artemis Insurance, a full-service insurance agency and the new parent brand of Texan Insurance, announced its partnership with Louisiana-based Ozark Insurance Agency, a provider of personal and commercial insurance...
Edison Says Wildfire Fund May Shield Balance Sheet From LA Fire Claims
Feb 28 2025 // California’s $21 billion wildfire fund may shield Edison International’s balance sheet if equipment owned by the company’s electric utility is found to have caused a deadly Los Angeles fire last month,...
Fire Danger in LA Is All Around, But Signals to Residents Are Mixed
Feb 26 2025 // In the era of cutting-edge computer modeling, satellite data and AI, there has never been more abundant information on the danger that wildfire poses to homes in the Los Angeles area. But that didn’t necessarily help...
California Governor Asks Congress for $40B for LA Wildfire Relief
Feb 24 2025 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires, which he said could become the costliest natural...
LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief in Fallout From Palisades Blaze
Feb 21 2025 // Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing failures in the department’s response to the devastating Palisades wildfire. Bass appointed former LAFD Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a...
Zurich Insurance Sees $200 Million LA Wildfire Loss
Feb 21 2025 // Zurich Insurance Group AG is expecting pretax losses of $200 million from the January California wildfires as the insurer reported a 5% gain in profit for 2024. Group operating profit rose to $7.75 billion in the year, the...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Mercury and Subsidiaries Over LA Wildfires
Feb 20 2025 // AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) for the members of...
Airbnb Billionaire Plans Factory-Built Homes for LA Fire Victims
Feb 20 2025 // Billionaire Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb Inc. and a board member of Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc., plans to donate $15 million of factory-built dwellings to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. The pre-fabricated...
Farmers Estimates $600M in Losses from LA Wildfires
Feb 19 2025 // Farmers said on Wednesday that it expects losses from the Los Angeles wildfires last month to reach an estimated $600 million. Insurance companies have so far paid out more than $6.9 billion for losses from the biggest two...
Scientists Racing to Discover Depth of Ocean Damage From LA Wildfires
Feb 19 2025 // On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by the Palisades Fire. The water line was darkened by ash. Burnt remnants of washing machines and dryers and...
