The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think January 15, 2026 By Don Jergler There has been no shortage of analyses and reporting released for the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles...
Two Big California Home Insurers to Raise Rates by 6.9% January 15, 2026 Two large California home insurers will be raising rates for by an average of 6.9% this year, filings with the...
Less Than a Dozen Homes Have Been Rebuilt a Year After LA Wildfires January 9, 2026 By Alex Veiga and Gabriela Aoun Angueira On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out...
California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, and Double Penalties January 7, 2026 A bill that promises legislative reform in California to speed up disaster recovery for homeowners and renters through improved insurance...
Their Homes Survived The LA Wildfires; A Year Later They Fear Living in Them January 7, 2026 By Dorany Pineda and Jae C. Hong “DANGER: Lead Work Area” reads a sign on a front door of an Altadena home. “May damage fertility or the...
JPMorgan, Citi Extending Mortgage Relief for LA Wildfire Victims January 6, 2026 By Maxwell Adler California Gov. Gavin Newsom said a group of major banks have agreed to extend mortgage relief for Los Angeles wildfire...
Morningstar: A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance January 6, 2026 In a report one year on from the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025, which started on Jan. 7, Morningstar...
Woman Who Lost Home in LA Wildfire Sowed Hope Where Her Home Once Stood January 6, 2026 By Alex Veiga Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood—one sunflower at a time. The registered...
Insurance Payments Now at $22.4B From LA Wildfires One Year Ago January 5, 2026 Insurers have paid more than $22.4 billion on tens of thousands of claims from the Los Angles wildfires that broke...
Hawaii Hopes New Laws Will Quiet Illegal Fireworks After Deadly New Year’s Eve Blast December 31, 2025 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Mike Lambert heard fewer illegal fireworks exploding in his suburban Honolulu neighborhood in the months after a chain of blasts...