California Storm Raises Mudslide Risk, Closes Interstate January 27, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Southern California will clock a few more tense hours as showers continue to soak the burn-scarred landscape around Los Angeles....
A Los Angeles Actuary on Lessons From the Palisades Fire January 16, 2025 By Dominic Lee I watched as the skies over my home in Los Angeles turned an apocalyptic orange on January 7, 2025, as...
California Expands Moratorium on Homeowners Insurance Cancellations, Non-Renewals January 15, 2025 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara expanded emergency insurance protections for Southern California homeowners, adding new ZIP Codes to those already...
Los Angeles Is on Edge as Strong Winds Keep Fire Danger Elevated January 15, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Laura Curtis Los Angeles is bracing for critical wildfire conditions again as dry winds scour Southern California, creating the risk of more...
Los Angeles Faces Another Day of Extreme Fire Risk as Winds Rise January 14, 2025 By Laura Curtis and Brian K. Sullivan Hot, dry winds are pummeling Los Angeles and surrounding areas of Southern California, raising wildfire risks through at least Wednesday...
Catastrophe Bond Funds Say They’ll Dodge Losses as LA Fires Rage January 10, 2025 By Gautam Naik The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles are unlikely to trigger significant losses for catastrophe bonds designed to capture such risks....
Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B January 9, 2025 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new AccuWeather total loss estimates. With aerial firefighting returning as strong Southern...
Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer January 9, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history,...
Thousands Flee From Uncontrolled Wildfires Burning Near Los Angeles January 8, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Millions of people in California face at least two more days of dry, hot winds that have fanned fires across...
Mercury Insurance to Return to Fire-Ravaged Paradise, California January 8, 2025 Mercury Insurance announced this week that the company will begin writing new homeowners insurance policies in the town of Paradise,...