Huge Texas Blaze Shows Power-Line Fires Are a Widespread Threat March 8, 2024 By Mark Chediak, Will Wade and David R. Baker Massive wildfires sparked by power lines used to be a California problem, one many utility executives considered safely confined to...
The Hartford to Discontinue Writing New Homeowners Policies in California January 24, 2024 The Hartford confirmed this week it will discontinue writing new homeowners policies in California. The carrier reportedly has less than...
Internet Research Shows Californians May Add to Risk of Fire Hazards November 30, 2023 By Don Jergler By most measures, California usually tops the list of the states most at risk of fires, but a new report...
Low-Intensity Fires Reduce Wildfire Risk by 60%, Study Finds November 16, 2023 There is no longer any question of how to prevent high-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires that have become increasingly frequent across...
PG&E’s Plan to Bury Power Lines and Prevent California Wildfires Faces Opposition over Rates October 19, 2023 By Adam Beam Pacific Gas & Electric – one of the nation’s largest utilities whose equipment has sparked some of California`s deadliest wildfires...
California Regulators Propose Higher Rates for PG&E Customers to Reduce Wildfire Risk September 15, 2023 By Adam Beam Power bills for about 16 million people in Northern California will likely increase after state regulators released two rate proposals...
Delos in California Raises $7.3M in Seed Extension Round Led by IA Capital Group September 14, 2023 Delos Insurance Solutions in California announced a $7.3 million seed extension round, enabling the managing general agent’s expansion in the...
Reinsurance Association Releases Paper on California Homeowners Insurance Market, Urges Policymakers Consider Risks of Inaction September 5, 2023 The Reinsurance Association of America has come out with a white paper on the California homeowners insurance market that urges...
Report: Climate Change Boosts Risk of Extreme Wildfires 25% September 5, 2023 By Don Jergler A group of scientists used machine learning to quantify empirical relationships between temperature and the risk of extreme daily wildfire...
Crews Battling ‘Fire Whirls’ in California’s Mojave Desert August 1, 2023 Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures...