Diwali is a festival of lights, but diyas, firecrackers and flowing garments can also increase the risk of fire accidents. While most households prioritize health and life insurance, home insurance often gets overlooked. Yet a fire can damage not just…
Your moving truck arrives, the boxes come inside, and then you notice a deep crack across your television screen. You paid $900 for it. Surely the moving company will cover the damage, right? Not necessarily. Depending on the protection you selected,…
An aerial view of houses being rebuilt in an area torched by the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. Jae C. Hong/AP CLIMATEWIRE | California’s property insurer of last resort continued to grow in the final months of 2025, giving it more than…
10/28/2026 07:30 PM EDT With help from Riley Ramirez, Noah Baustin and Alex Nieves Everything we have built this year, including our expansions to Australia and Spain, Decoded by POLITICO, the POLITICO Pub and our mobile app, began with the same question:…
New broker playbook shows how to use supplemental parametric hurricane insurance at renewals to protect coastal clients from non-damage business interruption and high deductibles OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season winds down and coastal businesses…
JazzIRT/E+ via Getty Images Co-authored with Luuk Wierenga When the sun is shining and all of a sudden dark clouds start forming, most homeowners don’t just wait until the storm hits before taking action. They reinforce their windows, make…
The conversation surrounding renting vs. homeownership has been contentious for some time now. The question as to whether it’s cheaper to rent or to buy a home is not clear cut, as several factors can impact both arguments. One recent…
As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! Communities across the arid West are grappling with an existential question about what it will take to adapt to drought, warmer temperatures and increasing wildfire activity. Advanced wildfire…
Roofing material lies on the ground after Hurricane Isaias tore it from a building in Destin on Oct. 10. The Category 2 hurricane caused an estimated $582 million in insured damage across Florida, with most claims coming from the western Panhandle. In the…
Southern California Edison customers may see increased power bills after California's failure to advance wildfire legislation. According to Claims Journal, Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro told Bloomberg News that Southern California Edison ratepayers could shoulder hundreds of millions of dollars…
Wildfire, Hurricane and Catastrophe Losses in Property Insurance: the news, the names and what changed.
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