States Across Wildfire-Prone West Are Using AI for Early Detection May 7, 2026 By Dorany Pineda and Brittany Peterson On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human...
Slide Insurance Expands Homeowners Coverage to California May 7, 2026 Slide Insurance Holdings Inc. is expanding into California with a residential property excess and surplus lines program. The company said...
DOJ Files Statement of Interest in California Fire Insurance Case May 6, 2026 The Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit filed against State Farm by homeowners who lost...
California Taking Action Against State Farm Over LA Wildfire Claims May 4, 2026 The California Department of Insurance is taking action against State Farm over an investigation that reportedly shows the carrier has...
Most Are Overcharged for Property Insurance, Vanderbilt Study Says May 4, 2026 By Josh Boak A new analysis suggests Americans are being overcharged by $150 billion annually to insure their homes, autos and businesses —...
Maui Fire Lawsuit Payouts Are Near, but Few Will Break Even May 4, 2026 By Stewart Yerton Leslie Clark isn’t counting on money from the Maui wildfire settlement to help rebuild her family home near Front Street...
LA Fire Suspect Angry About No Date for New Year’s, Prosecutors Say May 1, 2026 By Patricia Hurtado Prosecutors said the man they charged with starting the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset about a...
Travelers to Expand Homeowners Insurance Offering in California April 27, 2026 The Travelers Companies said it intends to expand its homeowners insurance offerings across California. Travelers notified the California Department of...
Trump Says He’ll Probe Banks Over Response to LA Wildfires April 24, 2026 By Catherine Lucey and John Gittelsohn President Donald Trump said he would look into the actions of banks in their response to last year’s devastating Los...
As Planet Warms, IBHS Tests Homes to Find Best Protection From Wildfires April 24, 2026 By Jeffrey Collins and Seth Borenstein RICHBURG, S.C. (AP) — It took less than three minutes for wind-whipped flames to go from licking the side of...