With conditions and loss estimates changing since wildfires began burning in California in early January, there has been a lot of content for insurance industry leaders to absorb.

To help readers to process what we’ve published, we’re providing a summary slideshow of some recent and frequently viewed articles.

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#1-One Event or Two?

Mercury General Wildfire Losses Will Hit Reinsurance Cover. One Event?

#2-‘Manageable’ Insurance Losses

Significant But ‘Manageable’ Insurance Losses Expected From LA Fires: S&P

#3-Moratoriums

California Wildfires Could Spark Insurance Moratoriums, Other Challenges

#4-What About Cars?

Are Cars ‘Structures’? Tallying the Damage from the Los Angeles Wildfires

#5-FAIR Plan

Will California’s FAIR Plan Have Enough Cash for Its Wildfire Claims?

The rest of the articles we have published so far are linked below (most recent first):

• • The Latest LA Wildfire Estimates: KCC Close to $28B
  • Los Angeles Wildfire Ash Might Contain Toxins, Experts Warn
  • Wildfire-Risk Models Are Struggling to Predict LA-Style Fires
  • Southern California Wildfires Spark Interest in Natural Building Materials
  • California Years Behind in Implementing Defensible Space Law
  • Rapid Response Effort Initiated to Respond to Fraud After Wildfires
  • Many Reasons Behind Certain Homes Left Standing After Wildfires
  • Moody’s RMS Adds to LA Fires Insured Loss Estimates With Range of $20B-$30B
  • Smoke, Coverage Issues Cloud Wildfire Forecast: $35-$45B Losses Insured
  • Will California’s FAIR Plan Have Enough Cash for Its Wildfire Claims?
  • State Farm Pausing Nonrenewals in Compliance With CDI Notice
  • Health Risks Found in Unburned Homes After Wildfire
  • Too High? Too Low? BMS Analyzes Early Wildfire Insured Loss Estimates
  • California Wildfires Could Spark Insurance Moratoriums, Other Challenges
  • Los Angeles Wildfire to Have Limited National Economic Impact: Economists
  • Palisades Fire Litigation: Suit Alleges LA Utility Mismanaged Water Supply
  • Update: LA Wildfire Insurance-Loss Estimates Approach $40 Billion
  • Are Cars ‘Structures’? Tallying the Damage from the Los Angeles Wildfires
  • Edison Utility Sued Over Role of Equipment in Los Angeles Fire
  • Investigators Probe Cause of Deadly California Wildfires
  • Mercury General Wildfire Losses Will Hit Reinsurance Cover. One Event?
  • Significant But ‘Manageable’ Insurance Losses Expected From LA Fires: S&P
  • Insurers Ask Edison to Preserve Evidence Related to Fire
  • Catastrophe Bond Funds Say They’ll Dodge Losses as LA Fires Rage
  • P/C Insurers’ Stocks Drop as Los Angeles Wildfire Losses Mount
  • Drought, Wind Speed Factors Driving Wildfires in Southern California
  • Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B
  • Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer
  • California Wildfires Will Likely Lead to Large Economic and Insured Losses
  • California Wildfires Declared Federal Disaster: FEMA
  • Verisk Announces Wildfire Cat Model Under Review by CDI
  • California Insurers Required to Increase Home Coverage in High Risk Wildfire Areas

Also worth reading, are these articles published in prior to the onset of this year’s fires on Jan. 7, 2025.:

• The War on Wildfires Is Going High-Tech
• Viewpoint: Legislative Action Is Needed Now to Reduce Wildfire Risk
• Wildfire Smoke’s Health Risks Linger Long After Homes Escape Burning
• A Community-Based Solution: How Actuaries and Fire Chiefs Can Tackle WUI Risk Together
• Grid-by-Grid: How One Tech Firm Dissects California Wildfire Risk to Sell Insurance and Reinsurance
• Private Firefighters Highlight Inequities in California Wildfire Battles
• Live Burn Demonstrates Value of Wildfire Mitigation
• California Wildfires Dwindle as Premiums Surge