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The California State Assembly has introduced a bill to issue catastrophe bonds to shore up the state's last-resort property insurance, the FAIR Plan. Bonds would remove the burden of L.A. wildfire fallout from taxpayers, insureds and insurers. But analysts say a nationalized risk pool might be necessary.

This attorney walks LA employers through what they need to get on the road to financial recovery.

To keep pace with emerging risks, insurers must carefully identify which technologies can truly mitigate risk and reduce losses.

Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors or properly account for the increasing impact of climate change.

A new research report from Digital Insurance highlights some of the risks and opportunities for the insurance industry in 2025.

The growing threat of hackers using generative artificial intelligence will boost both the reinsurance markets and data security innovation in 2025.

It's not an unthinkable notion. There have been a handful of attempts at systematically moving populations away from regions severely affected by climate change.

The current LA wildfires have proven costly compared to the previous worst wildfires in U.S. history.

The Los Angeles wildfires are an unmissable signal for investors to back startups aimed at mitigating and preventing similar disasters in the future, according to venture capitalist Bill Clerico.

Travelers Institute launches Forces at Work and Zurich's new business units, plus more insurtech news.

Technology and climate impacts are just two of the factors that could impact the auto insurance and collision repair industries.

Mark Debus, clinical manager of behavioral health at Sedgwick explains some of the reactions people are likely to experience as they process the impact of the LA wildfires.

Impacted borrowers should anticipate some breaks from insurance coverage and home loan payments, but timelines and relief funds could vary significantly.

Mark Debus, clinical manager of behavioral health at Sedgwick shares how disasters like the California wildfires affect the mental health of first responders, residents and others involved in the massive loss.

Lithium batteries from Tesla Inc., along with those from other carmakers, have added to the mix of toxic materials requiring specialized removal in the wake of the fires, delaying the fire victims' return to their properties.

The insurance market going into the Jan. 7 catastrophe already had been hit with non-renewals and cancellations -- and an overburdened state-supported insurance plan. A Morningstar analyst said the state insurance commissioner's reform strategy could have turned it around but now faces new obstacles.

A round up of announcements and actions by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the state's Department of Insurance to assist residents with claims and insurance-related issues.

Gov. Gavin Newsom modeled his latest order on a similar ban imposed in Hawaii following the 2023 Maui wildfire that aimed to protect community wealth.