The New Approach to Hurricane-Strong Homes? Concrete Walls But Affordable July 21, 2025 By William Rabb If wind mitigation and stronger homes are the paths to reducing insurance claims and bringing down insurance premiums in hurricane-prone...
Containment Increases on California Wildfire That Forced Evacuations July 8, 2025 Firefighters are making progress on the biggest wildfire in California this year. Containment has increased on the Madre Fire to...
California Wildfire Grows to Nearly 80,000 Acres, Forcing Evacuations July 7, 2025 A wildfire on the central coast of California has grown to 84,080 acres, prompting evacuation orders and closing part of...
Explosion at California Fireworks Warehouse Sets Off Fires, Forces Evacuations July 2, 2025 An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in northern California caused several fires, sending black smoke into the air and forcing...
India’s Sigachi Factory Fire Death Toll Rises to 39; Cause Still Unknown July 1, 2025 By Rishika Sadam and Jatindra Dash HYDERABAD, India –– The death toll from the explosion and fire at Sigachi Industries’ chemical factory in southern India has...
GE Moves Washing Machine Production from China to Kentucky with $490M Invest June 27, 2025 By Bruce Schreiner GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of...
First Tropical Storm of 2025 Season Weakens in Atlantic June 25, 2025 Tropical Storm Andrea, the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was forecast to dissipate by Wednesday after forming...
Markets/Coverages: Miller Launches Property Smart-Follow Facility June 24, 2025 Miller, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker, has unveiled MillerBoost, a new property smart-follow facility designed to help brokers and their...
Verisk: Q1 Claims Volume Hits 5-Year Low but Severity Up on Wildfire Losses June 19, 2025 By Ezra Amacher The first three months of 2025 brought devastating wildfires to California, significant wind and hail events to Texas, and substantial...
Flash Flooding Kills 5 in West Virginia as Rescue Teams Search for Missing June 16, 2025 By Dave Collins Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three...