2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (277+ words) California is the largest insurance market in the United States, with nearly 40 million residents and an economy that would rank among the world’s top five nations. When liability trends shift here, they affect national and global carrier portfolios immediately. The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (781+ words) As California’s wildfire insurance crisis drives homeowners to the state’s insurer of last resort, wealthy areas such as Beverly Hills, Malibu and Bel Air make up an increasingly large portion of the liability exposure — a dynamic that experts fear could…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) After 20 years in homeowner claims, I’ve heard the same assumption so many times it’s practically folklore: older homes cost more to insure because repairs cost more. That’s not entirely wrong, but the real story is more specific — and more useful…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (269+ words) Oklahoma’s attorney general sued Allstate Corp., alleging the insurer schemed to minimize payouts to homeowners for wind and hailstorm damage in order to boost its profits. The state’s top lawyer, Gentner Drummond, alleges that Allstate implemented an internal program to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (255+ words) Liberty Mutual Insurance and space intelligence firm ICEYE have partnered to launch a parametric wildfire insurance coverage that works with satellites. ICEYE said its satellites capture high-resolution imagery through smoke, at night, and in all weather conditions to generate uninterrupted…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (567+ words) Severe convective storms have surpassed tropical cyclones to become the costliest insured peril of the 21st century, according to Aon plc. Total economic losses reached $260 billion — 23% below the 21st-century average and the lowest since 2015, said Aon’s 2026 Climate and Catastrophe Insight report....