Tougher Utility Rules Being Considered in Wake of California Wildfires December 15, 2017 California utilities may face tougher safety rules for power lines, phone lines and utility poles in parts of the state...
Winds Kick up Fire Threat from California Wildfires December 15, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Dry, gusting winds are aggravating fire worries across much of central and western California, including those areas where infernos are...
Farmers Reports $1.2B in Claims from Northern California Wildfires December 15, 2017 Farmers Insurance reported it has received more than 4,000 claims from the Northern California wildfires to date at an estimated...
FBI Keeping an Eye on Fraud in Northern California Fire Recovery December 8, 2017 The FBI is joining efforts to prevent fraud related to Northern California wildfire recovery efforts. Nearly two dozen blazes ripped...
California Wildfire Claims Now Top $9.4B, Department of Insurance Says December 6, 2017 California Commissioner Dave Jones announced on Wednesday that total of insured losses from the wildfires in California in October now...
RenaissanceRe: $90M Estimated Net Negative Impact from California Wildfires December 6, 2017 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. said it estimates that losses from the October 2017 California Wildfires will have a net negative impact...
California Seeking $4.4B in Federal Aid for Wildfires December 4, 2017 By Kathleen Ronayne California’s 53 U.S. House members are requesting $4.4 billion in federal aid to help the state recover from its deadliest...
Fallout for PG&E from California Wildfire Could Have Been Limited by Vote December 1, 2017 By Mark Chediak California regulators rejected a request by a San Diego utility to bill customers for a decade-old wildfire, even as they...
California Policyholders Have 24 Months to Collect Wildfire Insurance Money November 22, 2017 California’s insurance commissioner says homeowners who lost their homes in last month’s wildfires in Northern California have up to 24...
California Fires Will Add to 2017 Insurer Catastrophe Losses, Fitch Says November 20, 2017 No U.S. reinsurance companies in Fitch Rating’s rated universe are expected to be downgraded as a result of losses from...