‘Nation’s First’ Smoke Damage Standards Bill Wending Through California Legislature March 13, 2026 A bill to create a statewide framework for handling wildfire smoke damage insurance claims is now making its way through...
Insurance Issues Topped Complaints to Oregon Financial Regulator Last Year March 6, 2026 Insurance issues were the most frequent complaint fielded by the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation last year. In the final...
Viewpoint: Claims Handling Breakdowns From LA Wildfires One Year on February 24, 2026 By Dan Veroff It’s been more than a year since the Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles, and attorneys who work in...
Berkshire’s Pacificorp Pays $575M to Settle Oregon, California Wildfire Claims February 23, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. government damages claims related to...
AI Claim Assistant Now Taking Auto Damage Claims Calls at Travelers February 19, 2026 The Travelers Companies announced the launch of AI Claim Assistant, a fully agentic intelligent voice service to handle customer claim...
California Smoke Damage Act Would Enable Wildfire Victims to Expedite Claims February 11, 2026 A bill touted as the nation’s first public health and insurance standards to protect families from toxic smoke contamination is...
LA County Told to Pause $4B in Abuse Payouts as DA Probes Fraud Claims January 30, 2026 By Maxwell Adler Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman asked the county to hold off on making initial payments for a landmark...
What A Community Foundation Learned Spending $100M After The LA Fires January 22, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira When fires broke out across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025, Miguel Santana grasped the magnitude of the catastrophe befalling...
PE Firm TowerBrook Takes Stake in Insurance Claims Company MSA Mizar January 21, 2026 By Swetha Gopinath Investment firm TowerBrook is acquiring a majority stake in MSA Mizar, an insurance claims management services provider, marking its first...
Viewpoint: What The Return of California’s ‘Death Discount’ Means for Litigation January 14, 2026 By Katie A. Stricklin and Chelsea N. Cortes In California, historically, when a plaintiff filed a personal injury action relating to their own injuries and then died mid-litigation...