Forest Service Orders Colorado Train to Halt Wildfire Mitigation July 6, 2020 The U.S. Forest Service shut down an extensive fire mitigation project after raising concerns about the number of trees being...
Wildfire Burns 20 Homes in Southern California Desert Town July 1, 2020 A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the...
Upmarket Homeowners Insurance Platform Openly Raises $15 Million June 24, 2020 Boston-based Openly, a platform that sells upmarket homeowners insurance through independent agents, said it has closed a $15 million Series...
Backers of Controversial California Homeowners Insurance Bill Like Its Momentum, Timing June 17, 2020 By Don Jergler Backers of a controversial bill in California, which they say is designed to increase insurance coverage in high-risk wildfire areas...
Updated Residential Earthquake Damage Guidelines for California Released June 9, 2020 The California Earthquake Authority today released updated guidelines for identifying, evaluating and repairing residential earthquake damage were The guidelines were...
Homes Burned, Evacuations Ordered in California Wildfire June 5, 2020 A grass fire burning northeast of San Francisco destroyed or damaged about a dozen homes Wednesday and prompted evacuations of...
Ohio’s Root Insurance Now Offering Homeowners Coverage June 3, 2020 Columbus, Ohio-based insurtech, Root Insurance, has launched Root Home, a homeowners insurance program that is available in 13 states. Root...
Homeowners Insurtech Openly Expands into Kentucky June 1, 2020 Openly Insurance, a tech-forward company that specializes in premium homeowners insurance, is expanding into Kentucky, the fifth state it is...
Pennsylvania High Court Says Insurer Has Duty to Defend in Shooting Case May 4, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that an insurer has a duty to defend its insured’s estate in a personal...
Velocity Risk Unveils New Coastal Homeowners Product for Florida, Texas April 29, 2020 Velocity Risk Underwriters LLC has expanded its insurance products for homeowners in coastal areas of Florida and Texas. The company...