Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Report Warns of Rising Threat to Industry from Climate Change
Sep 8 2005 // Hurricane Katrina is a reminder to the U.S. insurance industry, companies, governments and the general public that all are at risk from escalating losses from hurricanes and other weather-related events due to climate...
Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?
Sep 5 2005 // Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are communication technological advances today making us more aware of impending and hard hitting disasters? To really comprehend, we must examine how our state has...
Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?
Sep 5 2005 // Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are communication technological advances today making us more aware of impending and hard hitting disasters? To really comprehend, we must examine how our state has...
Wash. State Battles Blaze as More than 100 Homes Destroyed; Other Western States Face Fires
Aug 13 2005 // While temperatures fell Friday and the humidity rose, that was about the only good news for folks and firefighters in southeastern Washington State, as a nearly 50,000-acre wildfire continued to blaze. More than 100 homes...
Making a Difference
Jul 4 2005 // Recently it was brought to my attention that the Insurance Information Network of California became the recipient of the prestigious Silver Anvil award for their efforts in dispersing information after the 2003 California...
Editor’s Note: Making a Difference
Jul 4 2005 // Recently it was brought to my attention that the Insurance Information Network of California became the recipient of the prestigious Silver Anvil award for their efforts in dispersing information after the 2003 California...
AIG Private Client Group Launches Mobile Wildfire Protection Unit for Calif. Policyholders
Jun 28 2005 // AIG Private Client Group, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the creation and deployment of its Wildfire Protection Unit, the first mobile...
Firefighters Gain Against Southern California Wildfires
Jun 27 2005 // The worst danger from California’s first major wildfires of the season seemed to have subsided Friday, but officials said the blazes should serve as a reminder of what’s to come in the region, where heavy...
Allstate Will Repay California Policyholders $30M
Jun 27 2005 // Allstate Insurance Company will pay $30 million to California auto and homeowner policyholders that were overcharged, according to the Los Angeles Times. Approximately 250,000 customers will receive refunds, while the...
Arizona Wildfire Grows; Firefighters Gaining on California Blaze That Destroyed 6 Homes
Jun 23 2005 // A number of multimillion-dollar homes were in danger of falling Thursday in Arizona as firefighters for another day did battle with a wildfire that was threatening an area some 20 miles from Phoenix. Officials said some...
Wildfires Threaten Several Western States; Number of Homes Damaged
Jun 22 2005 // Hot temperatures and gusty winds aided several wildfires burning in a Southern California desert community and a national forest in neighboring Arizona on Wednesday, damaging a number of homes and threatening many more as...
Arizona Homeowners Sue Insurers Over Wildfire
Jun 6 2005 // Homeowners from a vacation mountaintop community northeast of Tucson began filing lawsuits accusing their insurance companies of failing to provide enough coverage on homes destroyed in a June 2003 wildfire. Seventy...
Fire Season 2005: Protect Your Clients from Wildfire Dangers
Jun 6 2005 // California and its Western counterparts are just beginning to enter the 2005 wildfire season, and as usual, fire risk is extremely high. Are your clients prepared to protect their homes and property from the potential...
Arizona Homeowners Sue Insurers Over Wildfire
Jun 6 2005 // Homeowners from a vacation mountaintop community northeast of Tucson began filing lawsuits accusing their insurance companies of failing to provide enough coverage on homes destroyed in a June 2003 wildfire. Seventy...
Arizona Homeowners Sue Insurers Over Wildfire
Jun 6 2005 // Homeowners from a vacation mountaintop community northeast of Tucson began filing lawsuits accusing their insurance companies of failing to provide enough coverage on homes destroyed in a June 2003 wildfire. Seventy...
Fire Season 2005: Protect Your Clients from Wildfire Dangers
Jun 6 2005 // California and its Western counterparts are just beginning to enter the 2005 wildfire season, and as usual, fire risk is extremely high. Are your clients prepared to protect their homes and property from the potential...
Ore. Fire Season Opens Wet and Cool
Jun 3 2005 // The fire season opened cool and damp around parts of Oregon on Wednesday, after early fears that the winter drought would produce a severe wildfire season. Meanwhile, the Oregon Department of Forestry is shifting money...
Owners of Arizona Homes Burned by Wildfire Sue Insurance Companies
May 25 2005 // Homeowners from a mountaintop community northeast of Tucson began filing lawsuits May 24 accusing their insurance companies of failing to provide enough coverage on homes destroyed in a June 2003 wildfire. Roughly 70...
Fire Season Arrives – Are Flash Floods Next?
May 23 2005 // The Pacific Northwest is coming out of one of its driest winters on record, and emergency responders are bracing for an early and possibly severe wildfire season. But even in the midst of a drought, spring rains and...
Fire Season Arrives – Are Flash Floods Next?
May 23 2005 // The Pacific Northwest is coming out of one of its driest winters on record, and emergency responders are bracing for an early and possibly severe wildfire season. But even in the midst of a drought, spring rains and...
