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Wildfires, Storms, Floods Account for Record 92% of Global Insured Losses: Swiss Re

Mar 23 2026 // Wildfires, severe convective storms and floods — also known as secondary perils — have driven a record 92% of total global natural catastrophe insured losses of US$107 billion in 2025, according to Swiss Re...

Edison Utility Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over LA Wildfires

Mar 9 2026 // The parent company of Southern California Edison won the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging it defrauded shareholders prior to the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires by assuring it had significantly reduced the risk of...

Berkshire’s PacifiCorp Pays $575M to Settle Oregon, California Wildfire Claims

Mar 9 2026 // PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. government damages claims related to six wildfires in Oregon and California that burned nearly 290,000 acres of federal land,...

Attorneys for Suspect in LA Wildfire Seek Release Based on New Evidence

Mar 6 2026 // Defense attorneys for the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles held a news conference Thursday to call for his release from jail in light of new evidence they say shows he is not responsible for...

Deep Freeze and Drought Fueled a Massive Florida Wildfire

Mar 2 2026 // Firefighters in southwest Florida on Friday continued battling an expansive blaze on a federal nature preserve as an unusually intense winter drought grips the state. The National Fire has burned more than 25,700 acres —...

Crews Battled a 25,000-Acre Wildfire Near Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Feb 27 2026 // Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known as ” Alligator...

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