GAO: Wind Risk Linked to Larger Insurance Premium Jumps Than Wildfire April 7, 2026 A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that average premium increases between risk levels are larger for wind...
San Francisco House Prices Hit Record $2.15 Million on AI Boom April 7, 2026 By John Gittelsohn San Francisco’s median house price jumped to a record $2.15 million in March, up 18% from a year earlier as...
California Wildfire Almost Fully Contained as Evacuation Orders Lifted April 6, 2026 A Southern California wildfire that prompted evacuation orders is now nearly fully contained, according to fire officials. The Springs Fire...
NAIC Issues Nationwide Data Call to Homeowners Insurers April 1, 2026 The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has issued a nationwide data call to insurers in order to get a better...
Viewpoint: California’s Surplus Lines HO Market Driven by Access, Not Wildfire Risk April 1, 2026 By Mikhail Gorshunov It’s been more than two years since I wrote an analysis based on Surplus Line Association of California insight and...
LA Utility Taps Muni Market as Buyers Weigh Wildfire Legal Risk March 31, 2026 By Erin Hudson and Amanda Albright Los Angeles’ water and power utility is tapping the municipal bond market with its first offering since a judge ruled...
Study: Rebuilding LA to Wildfire Safety Standards Could Lower Future Fire Losses March 30, 2026 A new analysis from the California Department of Insurance and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners shows that rebuilding the...
Totalis Program Underwriters Acquires Home/Flood Insurance Specialist ShoreOne March 27, 2026 Coastal-focused homeowners and flood insurance broker ShoreOne Insurance Managers, Inc. has been acquired by Totalis Program Underwriters, a New York...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Will Again Accept Actual Cash Value Home Insurance March 20, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Insurance industry trade associations are applauding a decision to change the homeowners insurance required by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,...
Is a Federal Reinsurance Backstop the Answer to Home Insurance Challenges? March 19, 2026 By Chad Hemenway The Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project has released a proposal for a federal reinsurance backstop called US Re to leverage federal...