Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer January 9, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history,...
Oregon’s New Rules for Homeowners Living in Certain High-Risk Wildfire Areas January 9, 2025 By Claire Rush Oregon homeowners living in certain areas at high risk of wildfire will face stricter building codes and mandates to reduce...
California Wildfires Will Likely Lead to Large Economic and Insured Losses January 8, 2025 By Don Jergler Active wind-driven wildfires in Southern California that are estimated to have burned more than 1,000 properties and prompted evacuation orders...
Thousands Flee From Uncontrolled Wildfires Burning Near Los Angeles January 8, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Millions of people in California face at least two more days of dry, hot winds that have fanned fires across...
Mercury Insurance to Return to Fire-Ravaged Paradise, California January 8, 2025 Mercury Insurance announced this week that the company will begin writing new homeowners insurance policies in the town of Paradise,...
New NC Governor Issues Orders to Speed Housing Work After Helene January 6, 2025 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein took several actions on Thursday to help the short- and...
Rescuers Describe Scene at a Hawaii Home After Deadly Fireworks Blast January 3, 2025 By Mead Gruver Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighborhood after a large New Year’s firework tipped...
Wildfire Smoke Health Risks Can Linger in Homes That Escape Burning January 2, 2025 By Colleen E. Reid (THE CONVERSATION) On Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities just outside Boulder, Colorado. In the span...
California Commissioner Issues Regulation to Allow Reinsurance in Ratemaking December 30, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday announced what he is calling the final step in his efforts to help...
Pacific Northwest Poll: Belief That Young Adults Can’t Afford Homes on The Rise December 30, 2024 Young adults across the Pacific Northwest have found homeownership to be increasingly out of reach as home prices across the...