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California Department of Insurance Completes Final Review of Wildfire Model

Insurance Journal

The California Department of Insurance completed a review of the state’s first wildfire catastrophe model, marking a dramatic change in the state’s property/casualty insurance ratemaking process. The new model for use by insurers in assessing wildfire risk in property insurance

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Why Are California Insurers Putting Their Policyholder Customers at Risk For Their Health?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Seeing firsthand the devastating aftermath and hearing the deeply emotional stories from these homeowners is heartbreakingbut whats even worse is witnessing how some insurance companies continue to compound their customers’ trauma … The post Why Are California Insurers Putting Their Policyholder Customers at Risk For Their Health?

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Viewpoint: California’s Property Insurance Crisis And The Path to Reform

Insurance Journal

California’s property insurance market remains in turmoil, exacerbated by escalating wildfire risks, insurer withdrawals, and systemic shortcomings in the state’s safety netthe California FAIR Plan.

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Why Are California Insurers Putting Their Policyholder Customers at Risk For Their Health?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Seeing firsthand the devastating aftermath and hearing the deeply emotional stories from these homeowners is heartbreakingbut whats even worse is witnessing how some insurance companies continue to compound their customers’ trauma … The post Why Are California Insurers Putting Their Policyholder Customers at Risk For Their Health?

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Viewpoint: Green Technologies Bring New Property Risks – and Opportunities

Insurance Journal

From roof-mounted solar panels and automated warehouses to electric vehicle depots, green technologies are transforming commercial property risk profiles. While these innovations improve energy efficiency and sustainability, they also introduce new challenges: including fire hazards from solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, …

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Rebuild or Risk It? The Fire Protocols Challenging Whether Insurers Place Profits Over Policyholder Safety

Property Insurance Coverage Law

The Rocky Mountain Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (RMAPIA) has produced a comprehensive and scientifically grounded guide to handling fire losses that deserves serious attention from anyone involved in the adjustment of fire-related insurance claims.

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Peril Based Risk Scoring Is a Growing Trend

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Every once in a while, a piece of nerdy insurance legislation catches my eye, not because it disrupts the industry overnight, but because it signals a trend about risk and how property insurance is going to operate. Colorados newly passed HB 25-1182 is a bill that may not make national headlines, but it should.