California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on Friday that he and the California Fair Plan have agreed to establishing a new high value commercial coverage option with limits up to $20 million per building and other steps that he said …
A massive wildfire in Northern California has destroyed an undetermined number of buildings and is threatening thousands or properties, prompting thousands of evacuations orders, as it continued to rage on Friday morning. The Park fire, which became the state’s largest …
A wildfire that started Wednesday near Chico, California grew quickly to 45,549 acres overnight to become the state’s largest active blaze. Evacuation orders and warnings were issued, but the number of residents affected or properties damaged or destroyed has yet …
A Santa Fe District Court ruling that State Farm and Casualty Co. does not have to comply with a provision of the New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance emergency order for insurers to pay $5,000 in living expenses to policyholders forced …
Attorneys general from 14 states, most of them in the South, are urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency to back off a pilot program that would remove age-old title insurance requirements from some home loans sold to Fannie Mae. “The …
A Southern California fire destroyed six homes and damaged seven others in a blaze that was reportedly ignited by fireworks. The Hawarden Fire started over the weekend and at one point threatened nearly 1,500 homes. Evacuation orders were issued for …
The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine whether the utility owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is colluding with other law firms to reach lowball settlements with …
Independent agents play a critical role in helping clients find the right home insurance policies for them. They are also instrumental in sharing information about general safety considerations for homeowners, which is especially essential during the summer when risks tend …
Firefighters have contained a wind-swept wildfire that was threatening about 200 homes on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, authorities said late Monday night, and an evacuation notice for the area has been lifted. The fire burned 1.56 square miles of …
Allstate is seeking an increase in its California homeowners insurance premiums by an average of 34%. According to the California Department of Insurance, the Allstate homeowners filing was received by the Department on April 14, 2023. The initial rate request …
