West Virginia Approves More Mining in Area Residents Say Is Already Contaminated September 15, 2025 In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian’s home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County,...
75% of Buyers Are Concerned About Rising Homeowners Insurance Costs: Survey September 12, 2025 Nearly 75% of recent and prospective buyers believe that homeowners’ insurance could become unaffordable, according to a new Realtor.com survey....
California’s Paradise Still Recovering From Wildfire 7 Years Ago September 12, 2025 By Carolyn Jones Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are...
When Is Your Home Safe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers September 11, 2025 By Emma Court At a church parking lot near Los Angeles, two hazmat-suit-clad workers vacuumed and wiped most of the contents of Elle...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade September 9, 2025 By Don Jergler When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years...
Durham, NC Council Declares City a ‘Fourth Amendment Workplace’ September 9, 2025 In a unanimous vote Tuesday, Durham City Council passed a resolution to make the North Carolina city a “Fourth Amendment...
US Property Insurance Costs Hit New High as Disasters Worsen September 9, 2025 By Alexandre Rajbhandari The cost of property insurance in the US rose to an all time-high in the first half of the year,...
Direct Home Insurer Kin Raises $50M in Series E Financing September 8, 2025 Direct-to-consumer homeowners insurer Kin said it has raised an oversubscribed $50 million Series E financing, at a pre-money valuation of...
Viewpoint: Delay, Deny, Defend for California Wildfire Claims? September 2, 2025 By Dan Veroff and Derek Chaiken Eight months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles, commercial and residential policyholders continue to report unreasonably long...
Viewpoint: Earthquake Insurance and Surplus Lines: Clarifying a Legal Grey Zone August 28, 2025 The California property insurance market is undergoing a dramatic shift. As admitted carriers restrict their appetite for business in the...