6/5/2025 9:17:26 PM California launches task force to standardize smoke damage claims and remediation By Jessica Gopiao Amber Finch Addressing a growing challenge In response to the increasing severity and complexity of wildfire smoke damage across California, the...
3/14/2025 9:50:54 PM California Insurance Commissioner Bulletin Adds Guidance on Smoke Damage Claims By Jessica Gopiao David Weiss On March 7, 2025, the California Department of Insurance issued Bulletin 2025-7, which provides crucial guidance on the handling of smoke...
1/31/2025 4:59:37 PM Where there’s smoke there can be coverage. CA Federal Judge Weighs In. By David Weiss Hugh Lumpkin Jessica Gopiao Introduction Judge Corley’s (N.D. Cal.) January 10, 2025 decision in Bottega, LLC v. National Surety Corporation provides guidance for...
1/22/2025 7:17:29 PM Key California insurance laws passed after previous major wildfires now play crucial role in ongoing L.A. wildfire crisis By Nicholas Insua Garrett Nemeroff Kya Coletta Amber Finch +1 more... Show less In the midst of the devastating and ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, on January 9, 2025, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued the...
1/9/2025 5:25:57 PM Navigating Property Fire Insurance Claims Amidst the Los Angeles Fires By Amber Finch Cristina Shea Jessica Gopiao The wildfires in Los Angeles, including the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, and Runyon Canyon fires, are fast-moving, destructive, and scary. As...