Morningstar: A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance January 6, 2026 In a report one year on from the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025, which started on Jan. 7, Morningstar...
Woman Who Lost Home in LA Wildfire Sowed Hope Where Her Home Once Stood January 6, 2026 By Alex Veiga Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood鈥攐ne sunflower at a time. The registered...
Insurance Payments Now at $22.4B From LA Wildfires One Year Ago January 5, 2026 Insurers have paid more than $22.4 billion on tens of thousands of claims from the Los Angles wildfires that broke...
Top West Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2025 December 29, 2025 By Don Jergler California’s wildfire and homeowners insurance crisis were the most read stories in Insurance Journal’s Western region this year. It was...
Viewpoint: Bombarded by Fire Lawsuits, Policy Change is Sorely Needed in California December 2, 2025 Mere days into the new year of 2025, Los Angeles faced the highly destructive Palisades Fire, which destroyed some 6,837...
Brockovich Group Sues Over LA Fire Alert Failure in 18 Deaths November 18, 2025 By John Gittelsohn A communications contractor for Los Angeles County was blamed in a lawsuit for 18 deaths in a January wildfire over...
LA County Launches Investigation Into State Farm Over Wildfire Claims November 13, 2025 Los Angeles County is conducting an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims from the devastating L.A. wildfires in...
Wildfire Victims Ask Gov. Newsom to Call for Insurance Commissioner’s Resignation November 6, 2025 A few of the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to call...
Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Massive LA Wildfire October 8, 2025 By Myles Miller and Patricia Hurtado Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades...
Report: Response to LA Fires Slowed by Lack of Resources, Outdated Alert Process September 29, 2025 By Christopher Weber and Rebecca Boone A lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming...