California Commissioner Issues Emergency Notice to Expedite Wildfire Claims November 20, 2019 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday issued an emergency notice to all property/casualty insurers doing business in California requesting...
PG&E Warns of Possible Northern California Blackouts at Mid-Week November 18, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. is warning a quarter-million homes and businesses could lose power in northern California starting Wednesday as high winds...
Beer Dissing California Utility PG&E Brewing Backlash November 15, 2019 Anger over devastating California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric power lines is coming to a head – in...
Despite Wildfires, California Wine is Doing Just Fine – For Now November 12, 2019 By Rachel Lerman If you’re worried that wildfires might have created shortages of Northern California’s 2019 cabernet sauvignon, or even just imparted it...
PG&E California Wildfire Victims Sue to Get Paid Before Fire Insurers November 12, 2019 By Steven Church PG&E Corp. wildfire victims have filed a new lawsuit arguing they must be fully repaid for the losses of their...
PG&E Expecting over $6B in Costs from California Wildfire November 8, 2019 Pacific Gas & Electric is reporting substantial losses for the third quarter, driven by catastrophic wildfires that have been blamed...
Typhoon Hagibis to Cost Japan’s Economy $10B, with Insured Losses in Billions: Aon November 8, 2019 Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019’s costliest events, with economic costs of more than US$10 billion and...
California Town Devastated by Wildfire Rebuilds, But Is It Any Safer a Year Later November 7, 2019 By Don Thompson There was “no way in hell” Victoria Sinclaire was rebuilding in Paradise, Calif. She’d thought she was going to die...
PG&E Extending Deadline for California Wildfire Damage Claims November 6, 2019 By Daisy Nguyen Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to extend by two months the deadline to file claims against the company for...
Boosting Resilience to U.S. Wildfires Should Be Insurance Industry Priority: I.I.I. November 6, 2019 Nearly a year after the deadliest and costliest wildfire in U.S. history, insurers and the customers they cover are revisiting...