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#1 California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes
Dec 10 2025 // A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the destruction of the...
#2 Catastrophe Bonds Linked to Wildfires Lose ‘Untouchable’ Status
Dec 19 2025 // Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk category that just a few years ago was seen as too difficult to model. More than $5 billion...
#3 Arizona Study Group Issues Report on Homeowners Insurance and Wildfire Risk
Dec 5 2025 // A report from a regulator-created group found that a multifaceted approach to addressing wildfires and lack of insurance affordability in Arizona should be tackled with a multifaceted approach that includes homeowners,...
#4 A 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Anchorage Area on Thanksgiving
Dec 1 2025 // A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at about 8:11 a.m. local time at a depth of 69 kilometers (43 miles), according...
#5 Report Asks Washington Lawmakers to Require Insurers to Better Track Wildfire Risk
Dec 3 2025 // A working group on wildfires in Washington wants the state Legislature to consider requiring insurers to internally track instances in which wildfire risk materially contributes to a policy nonrenewal, cancellation or...
#6 Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hit Remote Area Along Alaska-Canada Border
Dec 8 2025 // A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports...
#7 Texas Sues Utility Company Xcel Over ‘Blatant Negligence’ in Fatal Wildfire
Dec 17 2025 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Xcel Energy Inc., accusing the utility company of “blatant negligence” over its role in the Smokehouse Creek wildfire that killed three people and caused more than $1...
#8 Rare Weather Warning Issued as Strong Gusts Fuel Colorado Wildfire Threats
Dec 22 2025 // The National Weather Service on Friday issued a rare warning for part of Colorado’s Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions boosted the threat of wildfire across several counties, while flood...
#9 People Moves: Markel Int’l Taps AXIS’ Howell as Senior War and Terrorism Underwriter; Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints Jackson From Liberty as Cyber Underwriter
Dec 18 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Insurance and Tokio Marine Kiln. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Int’l Taps AXIS’ Howell as Senior War and Terrorism...
#10 Markets/Coverages: Risksmith Launches New DIC Earthquake Program
Dec 23 2025 // Specialty managing general underwriter Risksmith Insurance Services announced the launch of its new difference in conditions (DIC) earthquake insurance program. Built for large, complex and true excess & surplus...
#11 Japan Removes Tsunami Warnings After Powerful Quake in North
Dec 9 2025 // Japanese authorities ended all tsunami warnings after a powerful magnitude-7.5 quake struck off the coast of Aomori, in the northeast of the country, late on Monday. Waves as high as 70 cm (28 inches) were recorded in the...
#12 Risksmith Launches New Earthquake Program for Hard-to-Place Property Risks
Dec 17 2025 // ATLANTA, G.A. (Dec. 17, 2025) – Risksmith Insurance Services, a specialty Managing General Underwriter (MGU) known for its expertise across the E&S property landscape, today announced the launch of its new Difference...
