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Mercury General Wildfire Losses Will Hit Reinsurance Cover. One Event?
Mercury General Corporation said it expects losses from wildfires burning in California since Jan. 7 to exceed its $150 million reinsurance retention, without providing a specific dollar estimate of ...
The Most Important 2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Stories; Latest Loss Estimates
As firefighters gain more control over what have become the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history in a matter of days, the scale of the destruction and losses is becoming clearer. Despite the ...
Significant But ‘Manageable’ Insurance Losses Expected From LA Fires: S&P
Insurers are facing significant losses from the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires—given the high value of homes and businesses in the affected communities. However, those losses are likely to be ...
Homeowners’ Unexpected Repairs Doubled in 2024: Hippo
A new report by home insurance group Hippo finds that homeowners in the U.S are more proactive than ever when it comes to protecting their home against damage. The insurer released its third annual ...
P/C Insurers’ Stocks Drop as Los Angeles Wildfire Losses Mount
U.S. property and casualty insurance stocks slid in pre-market trading on Friday on worries over the billions of dollars in potential catastrophe-related claims from the wildfires menacing Los ...
Drought, Wind Speed Factors Driving Wildfires in Southern California
Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades. Fires don't usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together to defy ...
Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B
With aerial firefighting returning as strong Southern California winds died down for a bit, damage assessments from a handful of destructive Los Angeles area blazes are sure to become ...
Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer
The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history, draining insurance coffers and threatening California's massive ...