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.
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.
The Los Angeles Fires Will Put California’s New Insurance Rules to the Test
The state’s insurance industry was reformed in late 2024 to promote coverage in disaster-prone areas. Tens of billions in fire damage will stress-test the new regime.
How the devastating Los Angeles fires could deepen California’s home insurance crisis
The massive fires that have destroyed much of Pacific Palisades and demolished thousands of homes and structures in Los Angeles County threaten an effort to fix California's troubled home insurance market.
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 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 Push California’s Insurance System to the Brink
Damages from the recent fires in the Los Angeles area could overwhelm California’s already stressed insurer of last resort
Victims of the Fires in the Los Angeles Area
At least five people have been killed and thousands of structures have burned in wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area
Firefighting helicopters battle Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
Firefighting helicopters dropped water over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
Wildfires latest: Death toll expected to rise as fires rage through Los Angeles
Firefighters battled early Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.
Los Angeles Fires: Donations, Relief Efforts and How to Help Fire Victims
Los Angeles County fires have raged across communities and destroyed more than 27,000 acres and 2,000 homes, businesses and other structures. The fires have displaced thousands of people as they escape the blazes for safety.
US property and casualty insurers slide as Los Angeles wildfire losses mount
U.S. property and casualty insurance stocks fell in premarket trading on Friday after wildfires menacing Los Angeles killed ...
LA fires could drastically drive up insurance premiums — and test California’s new market rules
This story first appeared in CalMatters. The deadly and destructive fires in Los Angeles — which some say could be the ...
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As wildfires burn in Los Angeles, insurers brace for a potential financial disaster
The system is already strained by climate-induced disasters, says Wharton's Ben Keys. Homeowners across the state may bear ...
Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten
In the close-knit Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, where rows of neat bungalows once nestled in the shadow of the San Gabriel ...
Destruction from Los Angeles County wildfires likely to impact insurance rates statewide
The devastation from the raging fires in Southern California is only just starting to come to light, but there are already ...
Stars lose homes in Los Angeles area fires and Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1M to relief effort
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore ...
Fire ignites in Hollywood Hills, California adding to deadly blazes across Los Angeles
The Sunset Fire is one of several fires burning across the greater Los Angeles area, forcing more than 100,000 people to ...