California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, and Double Penalties January 7, 2026 A bill that promises legislative reform in California to speed up disaster recovery for homeowners and renters through improved insurance...
Their Homes Survived The LA Wildfires; A Year Later They Fear Living in Them January 7, 2026 By Dorany Pineda and Jae C. Hong “DANGER: Lead Work Area” reads a sign on a front door of an Altadena home. “May damage fertility or the...
JPMorgan, Citi Extending Mortgage Relief for LA Wildfire Victims January 6, 2026 By Maxwell Adler California Gov. Gavin Newsom said a group of major banks have agreed to extend mortgage relief for Los Angeles wildfire...
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...
Woman Who Lost Home in LA Wildfire Sowed Hope Where Her Home Once Stood January 6, 2026 By Alex Veiga Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood—one sunflower at a time. The registered...
Insurance Payments Now at $22.4B From LA Wildfires One Year Ago January 5, 2026 Insurers have paid more than $22.4 billion on tens of thousands of claims from the Los Angles wildfires that broke...
Hawaii Hopes New Laws Will Quiet Illegal Fireworks After Deadly New Year’s Eve Blast December 31, 2025 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Mike Lambert heard fewer illegal fireworks exploding in his suburban Honolulu neighborhood in the months after a chain of blasts...
Father of NASCAR Great Hamlin Killed in NC House Fire That Destroyed Home December 30, 2025 The father of longtime NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died from a house fire and his mother was left in critical...
Top West Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2025 December 29, 2025 By Don Jergler California’s wildfire and homeowners insurance crisis were the most read stories in Insurance Journal’s Western region this year. It was...
Hawaii Building Fires Are on the Rise and Safety Inspections Aren’t Keeping Up December 23, 2025 By Matthew Leonard Regular inspections of hotels and other accommodations required by the state of Hawaii are being inconsistently carried out by most...