wildfires and insurance News
California May Expand Practice of Cutting Electricity to Reduce Wildfire Risks
Utility PG&E Corp proactively shut off power on Saturday to around 1,600 customers in northern California and said it might expand the shutdown to tens of thousands more due to an increased risk ...
California Gov. Newsom Proposes Fund to Cover Wildlife Liabilities
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed a new fund to pay for wildfire liabilities and said he would hold the state's largest utility more accountable for insuring safety against the ...
Insurers Spent One Dollar in Four on Forest Fires Through 2018: Munich Re
Forest fires are becoming increasingly likely because of climate change and costing insurers more than ever, with the deadly fire that ravaged northern California the single most expensive natural ...
For Two Years Running, U.S. Wildfire Claims Payouts Will Exceed $10 Billion
Here's an ominous milestone for the property/casualty industry: 2018 will likely be the second consecutive year where insurance claims payouts related to annual U.S. wildfires will exceed $10 ...
California Wildfires Lowering Surface Temps, Blotting Out the Sun
The smoke from California's deadliest fire is so thick that it's blotting out the sun and lowering surface temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit (6 Celsius), according to the U.S. National ...
AIG, Chubb Deploy Wildfire Specialists to Help Combat Rapidly Spreading California Blazes
California's raging wildfires are so bad that American International Group Inc. and Chubb Ltd. are deploying teams of specialists and former firefighters to spray retardants on homes. The season may ...