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‘This Is The Big One.’ Early Fires Predicted Amid Historic Drought
Sarah Brunner opened the irrigation spigots on her farm in March, three months early. The rain should have still been falling in California. Now that summer is taking hold, she and her husband are ...
Travelers Achieves Robust Q3; Net Income More Than Doubled
The Travelers Companies had a strong third quarter, reporting net income grew to $827 million, up from $396 million in the prior year quarter. An increase in the quarter's core income to $798 million ...
U.S. Insurers Slammed by Natural Disasters Catch Partial Break on Pandemic
As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the novel coronavirus is giving them an odd financial break. Many ...
Hedge Fund Makes $3B From Bet on Wildfire Insurance Claims
Baupost Group, the hedge fund run by Seth Klarman, received more than $3 billion in July from its bet on insurance claims against PG&E Corp. connected to a series of deadly California wildfires, ...
Multiple Disasters Converge Simultaneously in California
Californians are in their sixth month of sheltering in place because of a pandemic that's killed more than 11,000 residents. Now a new crisis — hundreds of wildfires — is forcing people to ...
Firefighters Battle Three Major Wildfires in Arizona
Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle three major wildfires burning in forested mountains and desert hills across Arizona. Crews were fighting fires in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the ...
Wildfire Victims in California Utility Bankruptcy Envision $24B Reorganization Plan
The committee for wildfire victims in the bankruptcy of PG&E Corp said in a court filing on Thursday it was prepared to present a $24 billion reorganization plan for the power provider. The ...
Wildfires Run Amok in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest
There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky yellow, for the Amazon is burning. The smell is of barbecue, of wood charcoal up in flames. During the day the sun, usually so fierce in ...