Brockovich Group Sues Over LA Fire Alert Failure in 18 Deaths November 18, 2025 By John Gittelsohn A communications contractor for Los Angeles County was blamed in a lawsuit for 18 deaths in a January wildfire over...
LA County Launches Investigation Into State Farm Over Wildfire Claims November 13, 2025 Los Angeles County is conducting an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims from the devastating L.A. wildfires in...
Wildfire Victims Ask Gov. Newsom to Call for Insurance Commissioner’s Resignation November 6, 2025 A few of the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to call...
Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Massive LA Wildfire October 8, 2025 By Myles Miller and Patricia Hurtado Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades...
Report: Response to LA Fires Slowed by Lack of Resources, Outdated Alert Process September 29, 2025 By Christopher Weber and Rebecca Boone A lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade September 9, 2025 By Don Jergler When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years...
US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs September 4, 2025 By Chris Dolmetsch and Michelle Ma The U.S. asked a federal court to force Southern California Edison to pay for fighting a pair of wildfires that...
Viewpoint: Delay, Deny, Defend for California Wildfire Claims? September 2, 2025 By Dan Veroff and Derek Chaiken Eight months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles, commercial and residential policyholders continue to report unreasonably long...
Studies Tie Unrecognized Deaths, Health Problems to Hawaii And LA Wildfires August 19, 2025 By Mike Stobbe The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames. But...
Mercury Seeks 6.9% Rate Increase in Filing Based on New Cat Modeling Regulation August 15, 2025 Mercury Insurance said it has submitted a filing based on California’s new regulation enabling catastrophe modeling to be included as...