Washington Workshop to Address Increased Auto Insurance Complaints June 14, 2023 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is holding a workshop to hear from consumers, insurers and other parties on the reasons...
Report: Wildfire Fears at ‘All-Time High’ and Driving Insurer Decisions in Property Market June 12, 2023 By Don Jergler Despite a relatively average 2022 wildfire season, fears of wildfires remain at an “all-time high,” and those fears appear to...
Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line June 12, 2023 By Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin and Mead Gruver Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado...
Climate Change and Homeowners’ Insurance Are on a Collision Course June 9, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman A summer that has already seen water crises and wildfire smoke is rapidly becoming an inflection point in the pitched...
Hawaii’s Active Kilauea Begins Erupting After 3-Month Pause June 8, 2023 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Mark Thiessen Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular...
California Insurers’ Inability to Price Risk Is Causing Headaches June 7, 2023 By Eric Roston California regulations restrict insurers from using sophisticated computer models to consider the rapidly growing wildfire risks from climate change —...
Climate Change, Wildfire Risk and State Farm’s California Decision June 1, 2023 By Don Jergler Several reasons were given within State Farm’s announcement last week the carrier was no longer writing new personal or business...
Housing Crisis Remains in East Kentucky Almost A Year After Flooding May 26, 2023 Shirley Howard’s feet splashed into nearly a foot of water when she stepped out of bed on a summer morning...
Mississippi Woman Pleads in Scheme to Steal Ownership of USDA-Mortgaged Homes May 25, 2023 A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal houses that were mortgaged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,...
Utah Allocates Millions to Prepare for Flood Damage After Wet Winter May 24, 2023 By Sam Metz As the winter’s record snowpack melts and cascades down from the Rockies, Utah lawmakers set aside millions of dollars to...