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LA fires cast light on climate change insurance crisis – DW – 01/24/2025

The deadly Los Angeles infernos have laid waste to entire communities, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and destroying at least 16,000 structures, many of them homes. It's likely to be one of the costliest wildfires in US history, with a preliminary estimate from...

Allstate to raise Illinois home insurance rates by over 14%

Posted on January 24, 2025 By WMBD TV ST. LOUIS – Allstate Insurance announces that it’s raising home insurance rates by more than 14% this winter for customers who live in Illinois. The new insurance rates will take effect on Feb. 24 and will impact...

‘It’s always fire season now’ – Harvard Law School

Last week, a series of fast-moving wildfires — fueled by a combination of increasingly wet winters and dry summers coupled with unusually strong winds — devastated communities throughout Los Angeles. So far, the disaster has...

The Homes the LA Wildfires Left: A Hidden Insurance Crisis?

A Conversation With Garret Gray January’s wildfires in Los Angeles will leave scars. Even those whose homes seem to be structurally sound may actually be hiding severe damage that will only be uncovered as LA begins to recover and rebuild.   Garret Gray, CoreLogic’s President...