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Viewpoint: Claims Handling Breakdowns From LA Wildfires One Year on
Feb 24 2026 // It’s been more than a year since the Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles, and attorneys who work in first‑party property claims are still seeing a steady rise in disputes. That trend isn’t slowing down...
Cattle Ranchers Search for Feed as Wildfires Burn Grazing Lands
Feb 23 2026 // Pasture lands have been stripped down to a sea of sand after wildfires tore across the U.S. Plains, killing cattle and wiping out their food sources, and threatening a historically small herd already linked to rising beef...
Berkshire’s Pacificorp Pays $575M to Settle Oregon, California Wildfire Claims
Feb 23 2026 // PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. government damages claims related to six wildfires in Oregon and California that burned nearly 290,000 acres of federal land,...
Explosive Wildfires Surge Through Oklahoma Panhandle and Kansas
Feb 19 2026 // A fast-moving wildfire on Oklahoma’s panhandle has doubled in size as it presses into Kansas, as firefighters contend with days of dry heat and gusting winds across the Great Plains. The Ranger Road Fire had consumed...
Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate
Feb 13 2026 // Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill 5928, which passed 48-1, is being pushed by Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. The...
California Smoke Damage Act Would Enable Wildfire Victims to Expedite Claims
Feb 11 2026 // A bill touted as the nation’s first public health and insurance standards to protect families from toxic smoke contamination is making its way through California legislature. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo...
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