Wildfires

The state forecasts eroding coastlines will endanger $18 billion of existing homes and commercial buildings in the coming decades.

After California's own insurer of last resort was held liable for smoke claims, and a probe of State Farm was launched, a new task force is ordered to set standards for smoke damage claims.

The chance at a piece of strong returns has encouraged investment banks, hedge funds and debt investors to vie for contracts to fund the litigation, according to people involved in transactions.

The state's insurer of last resort is facing an investigation by the California Department of Insurance as well as lawsuits from policyholders.

After the L.A. fires, a regulator's probe of State Farm claims practices and a looming wave of lawsuits expose gaps in the legal responsibilities of both insurers and policyholders.

Even before January's fires in Los Angeles, change-of-address data shows residential moves based on fire risks and insurance availability.

Valkyrie Holmes, co-founder and CEO of Faura, discusses how AI and analytics are helping carriers identify and manage weather risks.

Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires are attacked as unethical.

The Insurance Information Institute report calls for a focus on high-quality data to target insurance availability and affordability in wildfire-prone areas of California.

Why next-gen risk models are the key to market resilience.