How California’s Homeowners Insurance Crisis Is Affecting Brokers July 23, 2024 By Don Jergler A growing homeowners insurance crisis for Californians is straining brokers who must work harder to get increasingly expensive and more...
Southern California Blaze Destroys Six Homes, Other Fires Still Burning in State July 23, 2024 A Southern California fire destroyed six homes and damaged seven others in a blaze that was reportedly ignited by fireworks....
Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion by Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms July 22, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine...
Senate Hopeful Pushes Insurance Revamp During California ‘Gouging’ July 10, 2024 By Nadia Lopez US Representative Adam Schiff, a California Democrat who’s running for the Senate, is vowing to take another shot at reining...
Lightning Strike Started New Mexico Wildfire That Damaged 1,400 Structures July 8, 2024 A lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged...
State Farm Seeking Large Rate Increases in Wildfire-Prone California July 3, 2024 By Don Jergler and Chad Hemenway State Farm has applied for large rate increases in California, a year after the carrier got rate approvals of 7%...
Maui Officials Highlight Steps Toward Rebuilding a Year After Deadly Wildfire July 1, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where his house once stood...
Containment Grows on New Mexico Wildfires, as Rains and Cooler Weather Help June 24, 2024 Containment has grown on a pair of New Mexico wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures and forced the evacuation of...
Home Insurance at $10,000 a Year Shows California Buyers’ Pain June 24, 2024 By Nadia Lopez and Paige Smith California’s lofty home prices and scarce inventory already amounted to one of the most nightmarish housing markets in the US....
Growing Wildfires in New Mexico Destroyed 1,400 Structures June 20, 2024 A pair of wildfires in New Mexico continue to rage uncontained, destroying an estimated 1,400 structures, forcing the evacuation of...