4+ day, 46+ min ago   (277+ words) California is the largest insurance market in the United States, with nearly 40 million residents and an economy that would rank among the world’s top five nations. When liability trends shift here, they affect national and global carrier portfolios immediately. The…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (244+ words) Fire and heat risks persist across parts of the western U.S. from North Dakota to California. There are red flag fire warnings in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, plus North and South Dakota. There is also a fire weather watch up across…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (591+ words) The wildfires that plagued Washington for nearly half the summer put new Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and her office to a test. Kuderer has been in office for over a year-and-a-half. However, she’s relatively new considering her predecessor, Washington Commissioner…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (530+ words) Florida banned local police from installing license-plate readers on state roads, responding to growing concern about the proliferation of surveillance cameras made by Flock Safety and other companies. Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the state legislature to consider restrictions on Flock…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (328+ words) Los Angeles County sued State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, for alleged delays, denials and underpayments of property damage claims filed by victims of the massive January 2025 wildfires. Related: California Taking Action Against State Farm Over LA Wildfire Claims The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (191+ words) Los Angeles is bracing for a lengthy heat wave as the weather system that’s cooked Texas expands westward and begins stripping moisture from Southern California’s terrain. Heat alerts stretch from Santa Barbara along California’s central coast to the U.S....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (646+ words) “The categories are very vague, and they seem to have little to do with what is actually being ordered,” he said. Landau isn’t the only one expressing bafflement. In recent weeks, Amazon customers on TikTok and Reddit have also wondered…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (263+ words) The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down at Long Island’s Atlantic Beach on Thursday evening amid powerful storms in the New York City area. No serious injuries were reported, but the tornado forced the temporary closing of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) A California agency on Wednesday approved long-delayed regulations designed to protect homes from wildfire, but they’re less stringent than defenses recommended by scientists and firefighters. The new rules, which apply to about 2 million homes, were mandated by a 2020 state law…...