Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate February 13, 2026 Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill...
Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers February 13, 2026 By Garance Burke More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of...
California Attorney General Investigating Eaton Fire Emergency Response February 13, 2026 The California Department of Justice launched an investigation into to the emergency response to the Eaton Fire, one of two...
Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance Launches in Oregon February 12, 2026 Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance has begun writing policies in Oregon. The launch is Honeycomb’s 21st state in a national expansion....
California Smoke Damage Act Would Enable Wildfire Victims to Expedite Claims February 11, 2026 A bill touted as the nation’s first public health and insurance standards to protect families from toxic smoke contamination is...
‘Structural Shift’ Occurring in California Surplus Lines February 11, 2026 By Don Jergler The Los Angeles wildfires that kicked off 2025 not only sped up a statewide homeowners insurance market pullback, they also...
Western Snow Drought Raises Fire and Drought Concerns February 11, 2026 Rain and snow are expected to return to the Rockies and the Western U.S. over the next few weeks, but...
New Mexico Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Failing to Protect Children February 11, 2026 By Morgan Lee Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation of...
People Moves: Hinterland Names Krozy CUO, Harding VP Commercial Package and Property February 11, 2026 Hinterland Insurance appointed Evan Krozy as the company’s chief underwriting officer and Kristine Harding as executive vice president, commercial package...
Colorado Funeral Home Owner Who Abused Corpses Gets 40 Years in Prison February 10, 2026 By Jesse Bedayn and Matthew Brown A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families...