Grim California Wildfire Outlook Has Insurers Forking Over Big Bucks for Modeling June 18, 2021 By Don Jergler Severe drought and searing temperatures are not the only proof that Californians should be worried about wildfires this year. A...
California OKs Farmers and Zesty.ai Wildfire Risk Assessments, Will Bring 30K New Homeowners Policies June 16, 2021 By Jim Sams California regulators have approved a plan by Farmers Insurance to assess wildfire risk by using a tool that combines artificial...
PG&E to Pay $150M for Botched Outages, California Wildfires May 28, 2021 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million bill for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires...
PG&E to Pay $43.4M in 3 California Counties Burned by Fraying Grid May 27, 2021 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric will pay $43.4 million to government agencies in three Northern California counties to cover bills left...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance for Contractors a Tough Buy May 25, 2021 By Don Jergler Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across...
Private Firefighting Firms Add to Tension While Saving Vineyards, Mansions From Wildfires May 17, 2021 By Alexandra Ulmer Last October, firefighter Ryan Bellanca and his crew battled to keep the raging Glass Fire in California from devastating an...
California Commissioner Calls on Insurers to Do More to Boost Wildfire Prep May 13, 2021 By Don Jergler California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara called for property insurers in the state to step up and do more to help...
Judge Weighs Whether PG&E Violated Probation With 2019 California Fire May 6, 2021 By Don Thompson A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of...
Delos Announces New Capacity for California Wildfire Areas April 27, 2021 San Francisco, Calif.-based Delos Insurance Solutions announced an agreement with reinsurance companies that the firm said will result in a...
California Toughens PG&E Wildfire Safety Oversight April 16, 2021 By Nichola Groom California officials on Thursday voted to toughen oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric, saying the utility had largely failed to...