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Lower Wildfire Premiums Shouldn’t Distract from Ongoing Risk
Aug 6 2026 // The property market is finally offering some welcome relief, with rates softening across many segments – including areas where wildfire and severe weather risks remain. However, lower premiums shouldn’t distract...
As Wildfires Destroy and Displace, APCIA Says Congress Must Pass Fix Our Forests Act
Aug 6 2026 // Wildfires have again become a major headline as about 10% of the population of Spokane, Washington has been ordered to leave their homes, and hundreds of structures have been destroyed. As of Aug. 5, according to the...
Global Wildfire Surge Hits US, Propelled by Rising Temperatures
Aug 6 2026 // The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It’s part of a global pattern of hot, dry conditions that favor fires becoming more common with climate...
Wildfires Mean Portland Edges Out Kinshasa for World’s Worst Air
Aug 5 2026 // Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world, edging out Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The air in both cities is...
Prediction Market Bets on Wildfires Draw Scrutiny From Senators
Aug 5 2026 // A group of Democratic senators urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to rein in prediction market trading on wildfires, expressing concern that individuals could be tempted to commit arson to make their bets pay...
Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Protection Gap
Aug 4 2026 // Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe’s worst wildfire season in recent history, but the blazes are also raising a bigger question: who will pay as climate-driven disasters become...
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