The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think January 15, 2026 By Don Jergler There has been no shortage of analyses and reporting released for the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles...
Morningstar: A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance January 6, 2026 In a report one year on from the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025, which started on Jan. 7, Morningstar...
CIG Says It Will Write More Policies in Fire-Impacted Paradise November 20, 2025 Capital Insurance Group announced it will write more homeowners’ policies written in Paradise, California, helping residents impacted by the 2018...
New California Law Aims to Stabilize Insurance for Those Unable to Get Private Coverage October 14, 2025 By Trân Nguyen California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill that aims to prevent the state’s home insurer of last resort from...
Viewpoint: California’s Property Insurance Crisis and the Path to Reform May 30, 2025 By Dan Veroff California’s property insurance market remains in turmoil, exacerbated by escalating wildfire risks, insurer withdrawals, and systemic shortcomings in the state’s...
Lawsuits Accuse Insurers of Colluding to Drop Coverage in Fire-Prone Parts of California April 23, 2025 By Trân Nguyen Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in California communities at...
Group Sues California Department of Insurance Over FAIR Plan Surcharges April 16, 2025 By Allen Laman A consumer advocacy group has sued the California Department of Insurance and Commissioner Ricardo Lara to block hundreds of millions...
Travelers Expecting $1.7 Billion in Catastrophe Losses From LA Wildfires February 11, 2025 Another major California insurer is reporting losses in excess of $1 billion from the Los Angeles area wildfires. The Travelers...
Viewpoint: How Will the California FAIR Plan Fare? What’s Next for Independent Agents? February 10, 2025 By Rene Swan If there is a single bright spot to be found in the aftermath of the costliest wildfire in California’s history,...
LA Neighbors See Different Post-Wildfire Rebuilding Options Due to Insurance Crisis February 7, 2025 By Sally Ho and Trân Nguyen Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other...