Article 0 Comments Washington and the Pacific Northwest are facing multiple rounds of torrential downpours this week, raising flood risks in the region as residents are still grappling with last week’s historic rains. Heavy...
Article 0 Comments The deadly fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong is expected to result in a surge in near-term claims among insurers, and hit earnings of the complex’s main...
Article 0 Comments Shares of China Taiping Insurance Holdings fell as much as 8% on Thursday [Nov. 27] on concerns about its coverage exposure of more than $200 million to a Hong Kong apartment...
Article 0 Comments An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate, officials said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in...
Article 0 Comments The wreckage caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica is expected to cost insurers $1 billion to $3 billion, according to property intelligence company Cotality. The insured losses are a fraction of...
Article 0 Comments California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday announced he wants to make certain reforms to the state’s insurance law, Proposition 103, including changing the controversial intervenor process. Prop. 103, passed by...
Article 0 Comments A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles has forced thousands of evacuations, becoming one of two ongoing blazes of concern in California. The Canyon fire in Los...
Article 0 Comments Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to...
Article 0 Comments New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane increased maximum residential property insurance limits for policies from $350,000 to $750,000 through the New Mexico Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan. The move...
Article 0 Comments Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing failures in the department’s response to the devastating Palisades wildfire. Bass appointed former LAFD Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year...