Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for Palisades and Eaton Fires at $28B to $35B January 22, 2025 New estimates peg insured losses to property from the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angels together will fall between...
Wildfire-Risk Models Are Struggling to Predict LA-Style Fires January 22, 2025 By Gautam Naik Among natural disasters, wildfires are the great unknown. Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors...
Hawaii Fireworks Injuries Comparable to Those Seen on Battlefield, Doctor Says January 22, 2025 By Audrey McAvoy Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on...
Washington House Flippers Fined $116K Over Asbestos Removal Rules January 22, 2025 Two Vancouver, Washington, business owners are facing a combined $116,000 in fines for ignoring rules to protect workers, neighbors, and...
LA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag January 21, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal Dangerous winds and drought will create extreme fire risk across Southern California Tuesday, putting more than 11 million people in...
Rainbow Gets $8M Series A Funding to Expand Small Business Offerings January 21, 2025 Rainbow, a digitally enabled managing general underwriter based in San Francisco, California, announced raising $8 million in Series A funding...
Poll: Two-Thirds of Northwest Drivers Feel Comfortable Driving in Snow And Ice January 21, 2025 Many drivers feel ready to tackle Pacific Northwest winter weather. A poll shows 59% of Northwest drivers report feeling comfortable...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Business Contractors Insurance in California January 21, 2025 World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Business Contractors Insurance Services in Santee, California. BCIS was founded more than...
Los Angeles Pushes to Rebuild Homes Fast, Despite Wildfire Danger January 17, 2025 By Todd Woody, Eliyahu Kamisher and Michelle Ma California politicians are rushing to make it easier for residents to rebuild their homes incinerated in the Los Angeles firestorms....
California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Losses Rise Despite Claim Volume Decline January 17, 2025 Increases in average medical payments and average indemnity payments drove public self-insureds’ total paid losses up last year even though...