Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across West Stumbles in Places June 28, 2023 By Matthew Brown Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in...
FEMA Denies Georgia County’s Request for Help After March Tornado June 26, 2023 Months after an EF-3 tornado tore through a Georgia county southwest of Atlanta officials said a federal agency has denied...
Nevada Law Signed to Help Homeowners Move from Sinking Nevada Neighborhood June 23, 2023 A North Las Vegas neighborhood is marking passage of a state law committing $37 million to help homeowners move from...
Washington Rule Requires Insurers to Tell Policyholders Why Their Premium is Going up June 22, 2023 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler adopted a rule requiring insurers to explain premium increases to their policyholders “in language they...
New Home Construction Surges by Most in 3 Decades in May June 20, 2023 By Dan Burns Groundbreaking on U.S. single-family homebuilding projects surged in May by the most in more than three decades and permits for...
Washington Workshop to Address Increased Auto Insurance Complaints June 14, 2023 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is holding a workshop to hear from consumers, insurers and other parties on the reasons...
Report: Wildfire Fears at ‘All-Time High’ and Driving Insurer Decisions in Property Market June 12, 2023 By Don Jergler Despite a relatively average 2022 wildfire season, fears of wildfires remain at an “all-time high,” and those fears appear to...
Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line June 12, 2023 By Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin and Mead Gruver Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado...
Climate Change and Homeowners’ Insurance Are on a Collision Course June 9, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman A summer that has already seen water crises and wildfire smoke is rapidly becoming an inflection point in the pitched...
Hawaii’s Active Kilauea Begins Erupting After 3-Month Pause June 8, 2023 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Mark Thiessen Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular...