Judge Agrees to Ask State Supreme Court About Barriers to $4B Hawaii Wildfire Settlement September 4, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion...
Western States Top Wildfire Risk Scores in New Analysis September 3, 2024 California, Oregon, Colorado, Washington and Arizona are the states most at risk for wildfires, earning an “F” rating, according to...
Robots Are Starting Fires in California — and That’s a Good Thing August 28, 2024 By Coco Liu Cody Chiverton has spent the past decade lighting fires. As a former firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, he participated...
Americans Shop Around for Insurance More Than Ever as Costs Soar August 28, 2024 By Alex Tanzi Americans are seeking to change their insurance coverage more frequently than in the past, after a surge in premiums that’s...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Intensify in Coming Weeks, Meteorologists Say August 27, 2024 By Ezra Amacher AccuWeather meteorologists are warning that the Atlantic hurricane season could intensify in the coming weeks as less wind shear and...
Wildfire Risk Harms California Home Values, San Francisco Fed Study Finds August 27, 2024 By Laura Curtis California’s wildfires are weighing on home prices more than in the past, and insurance availability does little to help in...
Verisk: Reconstruction Costs in U.S. Rose 5.2% from Last Year August 19, 2024 Total reconstruction costs in the U.S. rose by 5.2% from July 2023 to July 2024. That’s a large increase from...
Tropical Storm Ernesto Drenches Puerto Rico on Path North August 14, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan About 375,000 homes and businesses were in the dark in Puerto Rico after Tropical Storm Ernesto brushed past early Wednesday,...
Report: 2.6M Homes with a Cost of $1.3 Trillion at Moderate to Very High Risk of Wildfire August 13, 2024 More than 2.6 million homes across 14 states with a total reconstruction cost of $1.3 trillion are at moderate to...
Hurricane Debby’s Florida Claims Already Near 12,000 August 12, 2024 By William Rabb The number of Florida claims from Hurricane Debby, filed within five days of the storm, already is almost half of...