Top West Insurance Journal Stories of 2023 December 29, 2023 By Don Jergler Insurers pulling back from an increasingly risky California market grabbed the attention of Insurance Journal readers this year. This was...
Hawaii Governor’s First Budget After Maui Wildfire Includes Funds for Recovery and Fire Prevention December 20, 2023 By Audrey McAvoy Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he was requesting $425 million from lawmakers during the next fiscal year to help Maui...
Hawaii Electric’s Insurance is Fraction of Potential Fire Claims October 4, 2023 By Mark Chediak Nearly two months after the deadly Maui wildfires, Hawaiian Electric Co. revealed the limited scope of insurance coverage it holds...
Many US Cities Vulnerable to Low Water Pressure Amid Wildfire Dangers October 2, 2023 By Brittany Peterson and Michael Phillis Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house...
Maui Wildfires Portend Unprecedented Shift in What It Means to Mitigate Risk September 8, 2023 By Erin Ashley The Maui wildfires portend a grand and incalculable reality for every single one of us living on this spinning blue...
Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires September 7, 2023 By Jennifer Mcdermott, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be...
Sentry to Contribute $275K to Maui Wildfire Recovery August 21, 2023 Sentry Insurance announced an initial contribution of $275,000 for immediate relief and recovery in response to the wildfires in Lahaina,...
Maui Fire Lays Bare Utility Missteps Mirrored Across the Country August 21, 2023 By Mark Chediak When flames ripped through the drought-parched town of Paradise in 2018, destroying homes and killing 85 in California’s deadliest-ever wildfire,...
Hawaiian Utility Sued by Homeowner Over Lahaina Fire August 17, 2023 By Jef Feeley The Hawaiian power company in the crosshairs after wildfires ripped through parts of Maui faces a new lawsuit blaming its...
Maui Fire Is Deadliest in US in 105 Years, With 93 Killed August 14, 2023 The death toll from fast-moving wildfires in Maui rose to 93, making them the deadliest in the US in more...