As damage assessment teams continue their work in the Oak Fire burn scare, the number of houses destroyed is going up.

‘Climate change has its fingerprints all over’ the increasingly costly wildfire activity we’ve seen in recent years, says Triple-I non-resident scholar Dr. Craig Clements, even though most fires are ignited by people.

Torrential and record-breaking rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in the St. Louis area Tuesday morning, trapping vehicles on streets, forcing rescues from homes and cars and spurring numerous road closures, including part of Interstate 70, officials said.

Craig Plazure and his wife, Morgan, describe themselves as two of the ‘lucky ones’ who were able to buy a home in Colorado in August 2021. But after settling down and having two children, the family is wondering how long they’ll be able to stay in Colorado because of their rising homeowners insurance premiums.

All the smoke and fire year in and year out adds up to New Mexico having the nation’s 13th-highest home insurance rates, a new QuoteWizard study shows. The other 12 are all in Tornado Alley or prime hurricane territory.

As home insurers abandon California due to devastating wildfires, some worry Colorado could be next. "It’s something we need to be prepared for what the future could look like if we don’t help the market stabilize and keep insurance companies here," said Colorado Insurance Commissioner Mike Conway.

On June 28, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision finding Lexington Insurance Company (‘Lexington’) breached its policy with homeowner Cynthia Franklin. Franklin’s home has sustained damage in a May 2016 storm for which she submitted a claim with Lexington.

When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance program will prompt more people to sign up for coverage, even though many will pay more for it.

The latest monthly data from CaseGlide shows a resurgence in newly litigated property insurance claims at Florida’s largest P&C insurers, while the percentage of litigated claims related to the assignment of benefits (AOB) rose further.

After the CZU Lightning Complex Fires ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains in 2020, Sarah Mapel’s home was one of the few in her Boulder Creek neighborhood left standing.

Mercury Insurance’s special investigations unit has discovered fraudulent claims reported for smoke and ash damage all filed by the same public adjuster.

After the CZU Lightning Complex Fires ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains in 2020, Sarah Mapel’s home was one of the few in her Boulder Creek neighborhood left standing. But after returning to the three-bedroom house built out of old-growth redwood, Mapel found wildfire smoke had inundated the interior and ruined most of her belongings.

A severe thunderstorm knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes in Baltimore, Carroll and Harford counties Tuesday, according to Baltimore Gas and Electric.

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A confirmed tornado, given a preliminary rating of EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, ripped through southwestern Ohio on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms rumbled through the region.