California, State Farm

California Asks Insurers to Spare Wildfire Victims ‘the List’
The state’s regulator wants insurance carriers to pay full policy limits without requiring victims to itemize every object in their destroyed homes.
State Farm asks California to approve rate hikes after wildfires
State Farm is asking California's insurance regulator to approve an emergency rate hike due to the number of claims it received after last month's devastating wildfires.
State Farm seeks rate hikes in California to offset wildfire payouts
California's largest private insurer, State Farm, on Monday urged the state's insurance regulator to approve an emergency hike in rates to help offset the hefty payouts the company is making after devastating wildfires in Los Angeles last month.
California's largest home insurer wants to hike rates by 22% for homeowners to help pay for LA's wildfires
State Farm has asked the state's insurance commissioner for approval to increase premiums on homeowners, citing financial challenges.
State Farm asks for approval to increase California home insurance rates by an average of 22%
Citing the "dire" financial situation they're facing after the Los Angeles wildfires, State Farm General has asked California officials for an emergency interim rate increase. The rate hike could work out to an average increase of 22% for California homeowners,
Best's Commentary: Wildfires Intensify Troubles in California's Property Insurance Market
In a new commentary, AM Best notes that policyholders in California had increasingly turned to the state's insurer of last resort and nonadmitted market for homeowners' coverage prior to the wildfires due to reduced availability from primary insurers.

California, EV

Heavy rain and landslides force road closures across California as another round of rainfall is on the way
California remains in the grip of an unrelenting atmospheric river delivering record-breaking rainfall, heavy mountain snow ...
California Warned of Back-to-Back Atmospheric Rivers
The rain will be "generally beneficial" in the Los Angeles area, but there is a small risk of burn scar debris flows.
Gov. Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more fire resistant in a wind-driven wildfire after years of delay.
2.2 billion gallons of water flowed out of California reservoirs because of Trump’s order to open dams
There are two major problems with Trump’s order, water experts said: The water will not flow to Los Angeles, and it is being ...
Donald Trump's Release of California Waters Stuns Locals
It comes after water shortages allegedly hampered firefighting efforts in Los Angeles—a claim that state officials deny.
Full coverage: Investigating the California wildfires of 2025
The Times investigates California's response to the devastating wildfires that burned across Los Angeles County in January.
The University of California Increased Diversity. Now It’s Being Sued.
The state’s elite campuses, prohibited from using race-based admissions for decades, are now admitting more Black and ...
California AG warns state hospitals, care providers not to stop providing transgender services to minors
California Attorney General Rob Bonta told Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to continue providing services to transgender minors despite President Trump’s executive order.