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Woman Who Lost Home in LA Wildfire Sowed Hope Where Her Home Once Stood

Jan 6 2026 // Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood—one sunflower at a time. The registered nurse and mother of three lost her 1898 farm-style house in the Eaton Fire, one of two...

Insurance Payments Now at $22.4B From LA Wildfires One Year Ago

Jan 5 2026 // Insurers have paid more than $22.4 billion on tens of thousands of claims from the Los Angles wildfires that broke out a year ago on Jan. 7. The claims data, which comes from the California Department of Insurance, shows...

[Video] Wildfires, Lawsuits, AI, and M&A: A Look Back at Insurance in 2025

Dec 31 2025 // Insurance Journal recaps the biggest stories of 2025—across all of our regions—from record-breaking wildfires and climate losses to broker mega-deals, litigation reform, cyber threats, AI-driven layoffs, and signs of...

Markets/Coverages: Risksmith Launches New DIC Earthquake Program

Dec 23 2025 // Specialty managing general underwriter Risksmith Insurance Services announced the launch of its new difference in conditions (DIC) earthquake insurance program. Built for large, complex and true excess & surplus...

Rare Weather Warning Issued as Strong Gusts Fuel Colorado Wildfire Threats

Dec 22 2025 // The National Weather Service on Friday issued a rare warning for part of Colorado’s Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions boosted the threat of wildfire across several counties, while flood...

Catastrophe Bonds Linked to Wildfires Lose ‘Untouchable’ Status

Dec 19 2025 // Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk category that just a few years ago was seen as too difficult to model. More than $5 billion...

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