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JPMorgan, Citi Extending Mortgage Relief for LA Wildfire Victims
Jan 6 2026 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom said a group of major banks have agreed to extend mortgage relief for Los Angeles wildfire victims, as the area struggles to rebuild one year after the devastating blazes. Wells Fargo &...
Morningstar: A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance
Jan 6 2026 // In a report one year on from the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025, which started on Jan. 7, Morningstar DBS Research issued a perspective that called the fires “a significant stress event” for...
Millions at Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires in Australia
Jan 6 2026 // Millions of people living on the expanding outskirts of Australia’s major cities face an increasing risk of urban wildfires similar to the deadly blazes in Los Angeles last year. Suburbs on the fringes of centers...
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...
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