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New Mexico and Arizona Officials Warn of Wildfire Risk as Southwest Dries out

Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona warned that dry, windy conditions in other areas are increasing wildfire risks and prompting …

First Cap Launches Admitted Homeowners Program for California

First Cap Property Insurance Solutions has launched a new admitted homeowners program for California. The program includes Coverage A Limits up to: $1.5 million for HO3 $1 million for DP3 $300,000 for HO6 $250,000 for HO4 It includes urban or …

A-Rod-Backed Insurtech Ranger Insurance Launches in Arizona

Ranger, an “agent-first insurance technology company,” has launched in Arizona in what is planned as the first state in a multi-state national rollout. Ranger touts itself as an insurtech to elevate the role of the insurance agent with a full-stack …

Insurers: Washington’s Proposal for More Premium Increase Explanations May Delay Filings

Insurers say a new regulation proposed by Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler that requires them to explain premium increases to their policyholders in language consumers can understand has the potential to delay rate filings. Kreidler announced the proposed rule …

Physical Abuse Must Involve ‘Imbalance or Misuse of Power’ for Exclusion: Court

An act of physical abuse is not excluded by an abuse and molestation exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy unless the act involves “an imbalance or misuse of power in addition to being physically harmful,” the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court …

Georgia Firefighter Charged with Arson of His Own Home After Filing $700,000 Claim

One year after Georgia volunteer firefighter Todd Anthony said a kitchen fire burned down his house and he filed a $700,000 insurance claim, authorities have charged the man with arson. Anthony, 56, of Greensboro, was arrested and charged with insurance …

Insurers’ Digital Claims Tools Failing Customers: J.D. Power

Calling the trend “worrying,” J.D. Power’s new property claims satisfaction report indicated that insurers’ digital tools to speed the claims process are not pleasing homeowners insurance customers, especially for longer-tail claims tied to catastrophes. According to the J.D. Power 2023 …

Georgia Nuclear Plant Again Delayed at a Cost of $200M

Georgia Power Co. has again delayed the projected startup for two new units at its Vogtle nuclear power plant near Augusta, saying its share of the costs will rise by an additional $200 million. Southern Co., the utility’s Atlanta-based parent, …

Despite Troubles, Ygrene Energy Seeks Restart on Novel Home Improvement Plan

Their billboards once plastered South Florida. Their contractors went door-to-door, offering expensive and much-needed upgrades to roofs, windows and air conditioning units — with no money down, no credit check needed. Ygrene Energy was the biggest player in a novel …

Allstate: $307M in January Cat Losses and Keeps the Auto Rate Hikes Coming

Allstate Corp. said it estimated catastrophe losses for the month of January of $307 million, or $243 million after-tax from nine events primarily in Texas and California. Catastrophe losses for the January events were estimated at $309 million, partially offset …