Maui’s Mayor Prioritizes Vows to Hire More Firefighters After Hawaii Wildfire March 19, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from...
Landslide Destroys Los Angeles Home, Threatening at Least 2 Others March 15, 2024 By John Antczak A landslide reduced a Los Angeles house under renovation to a jumble of lumber, pulled the pool and deck away...
Texas Fires Have Emitted a Near-Record Amount of Carbon March 14, 2024 By Zahra Hirji Texas fires released roughly 3.4 million metric ton of carbon dioxide in January and February, according to a new analysis....
Pacificorp Ordered to Pay Oregon Wildfire Victims Another $42M March 8, 2024 A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on...
Washington Commissioner Wants Insurers to Modify Claims Process for Wildfire Victims March 6, 2024 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler on Wednesday sent a letter to insurers urging them to consider loosening personal property claim...
Hawaii State And County Officials Seeking $1B From Legislature for Maui Recovery February 26, 2024 Hawaii state and county officials have requested about $1 billion from the Legislature to help cover Maui wildfire recovery expenses...
Fitch: Homeowners Insurers’ Results to Improve In 2024 February 23, 2024 U.S. homeowners’ insurance is in position to improve in 2024, according Fitch Ratings. The rating agency said premium revenue growth,...
Texas Jury Finds LSD Did Not Cause Spinal Injury, Requires Occidental to Pay HO Limits February 21, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports When does a hallucinogenic drug become the direct cause of a catastrophic injury, triggering a homeowners’ policy exclusion? Not when...
Missouri DCI Highlights Cost, Lack of Earthquake Coverage in High-Risk Areas February 15, 2024 The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) issued an Earthquake Survey in December 2023 that shows a lack of...
Father in Gender-Reveal That Sparked Fatal 2020 California Wildfire Pleads Guilty February 13, 2024 A man whose family’s gender reveal photo shoot sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter in 2020 has...