California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles wildfires rage as California homeowners battle an 'insurance crisis'
The wind-driven wildfires burning out of control in the Los Angeles area couldn't have emerged at a more perilous moment for California's homeowners, as officials try to rehab what they concede is a deepening "insurance crisis.
Los Angeles fires could drastically drive up insurance premiums — and test California’s new market rules
The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles fires began. Can the market recover and stabilize?
How the wildfires in the Los Angeles area could affect California’s home insurance market
The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk.
Los Angeles Fires Left One Resident Desperate to Protect Her Home After Losing Fire Insurance
Abandoned by their insurance carrier, one local, at great personal risk, took it upon herself to fight the fire
What the Los Angeles fires might mean for the Bay Area home insurance market
The devastating wildfires burning through Los Angeles County this week are stoking concerns that California’s already faltering home insurance market could be thrown into deeper turmoil.
California Was Already in Home-Insurance Crisis Before Los Angeles Infernos
Industry officials warn of widespread economic damage on par with some of the biggest fire disasters in recent memory.
Los Angeles fires expose insurance shortcomings. Could startups do better?
The once hot insuretech sector fell out of favor a few years ago. Given the scope of the current disaster though, it's not clear what role the VC-backed startups could have played.
California had a home insurance crisis before the LA fires. It's only going to get worse.
Insurance is going to be even harder to come by, and it is going to get incredibly more expensive than it already is. People need to be prepared for that,” said Mark Newman-Kuzel, president and owner of The Mark Newman-Kuzel Agency in Los Angeles,
A ‘worst-case’ scenario: How giant insurance losses from L.A. fires could affect all Californians
As Los Angeles confronts a series of wildfires some experts say could be the most expensive in California history, the state’s beleaguered insurance industry also faces the possibility of further destabilization — with implications far beyond the fire zone.
Factbox-Insurance industry stares at potential record-breaking losses from Los Angeles wildfires
Analysts are evaluating the financial impact of the wildfires that have charred hillsides, homes, and streets in Los Angeles ...
Homeowners Affected by Palisades and Eaton Fires Get Insurance Protections
California’s insurance commissioner won’t allow canceled or nonrenewed policies in and around the fire zones for a year.
CA Insurance Commissioner addresses homeowners policy cancellations in LA
The Insurance Commissioner says his department is looking into claims many people lost their homeowners insurance in the months leading up to fires.
US insurers slump as Los Angeles wildfire loss estimates hit $20 billion
U.S. insurance stocks slid on Friday as analysts estimated insured losses from the wildfires menacing Los Angeles could reach ...
Pacific Palisades Fire Named Most Destructive Fire in Los Angeles History
Authorities on Wednesday said 70,000 people are under evacuation orders in the Los Angeles area as wildfires burn through the ...