Nevada Attorney General Recommends $25M Wildfire Settlement June 14, 2019 By Scott Sonner Nevada’s attorney general is recommending approval of a $25 million settlement with homeowners and insurance companies who sought more than...
Travelers Beefing Up Wildfire Protection After 2018 California Blazes June 14, 2019 By Katherine Chiglinsky Travelers Cos. is strengthening its wildfire-defense efforts after deadly blazes swept through California last year. The insurer is adding a...
Nevada Reaches Tentative Settlement Homeowners and Insurers in Wildfire Suit May 21, 2019 By Scott Sonner The state of Nevada has reached a tentative settlement with dozens of homeowners and insurance companies that filed an $80...
New Orleans Council Backs Strong Short-Term Vacation Rental Limits May 20, 2019 By Kevin McGill A ban on “whole home” short-term vacation rentals in residential areas of tourism-dependent New Orleans has won unanimous backing from...
Court Rules Wyoming Killer Was Not a ‘Resident’ Under Mother’s Homeowners Policy April 24, 2019 A U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th District this week ruled that a Wyoming man convicted of a 2014...
City Council in Hawaii Advances Vacation Rental Bills April 22, 2019 The Honolulu City Council has advanced two bills aimed at providing regulations on short-term vacation rentals on Oahu. Both bills...
Don’t Count on Home Insurance to Cover Cost of Rebuilding: Viewpoint April 12, 2019 By Liam Denning Own a home? No doubt you’ve insured it. Very sensible of you. But if that home were, say, burned to...
Burning Down a House to Show How to Build for Wildfire Defense March 20, 2019 By Don Jergler After only a year into his job as CEO and president of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety,...
New Mexico Tornado Destroyed 10 Homes, Inured 5 March 19, 2019 A tornado that ripped roofs from buildings and injured five people in a tiny New Mexico town left a trail...
Airbnb Loses Huge Battle Over California City’s Rental Law March 14, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson Airbnb Inc. and Expedia Group Inc.’s HomeAway failed to persuade a U.S. court of appeals to strike down a Santa...