Top West Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2025 December 29, 2025 By Don Jergler California’s wildfire and homeowners insurance crisis were the most read stories in Insurance Journal’s Western region this year. It was...
Catastrophe Bonds Linked to Wildfires Lose ‘Untouchable’ Status December 19, 2025 By Gautam Naik Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk...
California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes December 10, 2025 By Todd Woody A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires,...
Report: Response to LA Fires Slowed by Lack of Resources, Outdated Alert Process September 29, 2025 By Christopher Weber and Rebecca Boone A lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming...
Southern California Edison, Others Settle to Recover $2B Tied to Wildfires September 19, 2025 Southern California Edison has reached a settlement agreement with several intervenors to allow the utility to recover about $2 billion...
When Is Your Home Safe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers September 11, 2025 By Emma Court At a church parking lot near Los Angeles, two hazmat-suit-clad workers vacuumed and wiped most of the contents of Elle...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade September 9, 2025 By Don Jergler When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years...
Containment Grows on Wildfires That Forced Evacuations, Destroyed Buildings September 5, 2025 Firefighters are slowly gaining on several wildfires burning in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada area, forcing evacuations and destroying...
Mercury Seeks 6.9% Rate Increase in Filing Based on New Cat Modeling Regulation August 15, 2025 Mercury Insurance said it has submitted a filing based on California’s new regulation enabling catastrophe modeling to be included as...
California Surplus Lines Take-Up Soars as Brokers Work to Find Coverage for Clients July 15, 2025 By Don Jergler The best way to tell that the California homeowners insurance market has been a bear is to see where buyers...