2025 California wildfires News
Homes With Toxic Smoke Damage Deepen Insurance Nightmare in LA
Months after fire tore through Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, homeowners are struggling to get reimbursed — not for houses reduced to rubble, but for the damage of smoke and toxins in ...
Selling the Right to Sue
Having already paid out billions of dollars in claims related to the Eaton fire, more than 100 insurers have filed lawsuits against Southern California Edison to recoup these costs, alleging the ...
Homeowners Suing USAA and AAA Insurers Over LA Wildfires
Some homeowners who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires have filed lawsuits against three large insurers over claims payouts they say didn't cover their losses. The lawsuits were filed in ...
LA Fire Investigation Will Take a Year or More, Edison CEO Says
The probe into the deadly Southern California Eaton fire is likely to take a year or more as authorities examine Edison International's utility equipment as the possible cause, according to the ...
An Insurance Journalist’s Perspective on Southern California’s Wildfires
PART ONE OF A TWO-PART SERIESIt was pitch black in the house and the power was off. The Santa Ana winds were howling. As planned, my ...
California Wildfire Fund Could Shield Utility Balance Sheet From Fire Claims
California's $21 billion wildfire fund may shield Edison International's balance sheet if equipment owned by the company's electric utility is found to have caused a deadly Los Angeles fire last ...
S&P Puts State Farm General Ratings on CreditWatch
Potential downgrades of State Farm's California homeowners insurer came closer to reality when S&P Global Ratings put the "AA" financial strength and issuer credit ratings of State Farm General ...
Notable Rating Actions This Week: Mercury General, Sentry’s The General
Among the ratings announcements from AM Best this week were those reacting to an uncertain California wildfire loss estimate and a Midwest personal lines acquisition.