2.6 Million Western U.S. Homes Are Exposed to Wildfire Risk, Says Cotality Report
Homes at risk during the 2025 wildfire season represent a combined reconstruction cost value of $1.3 trillion.
Homes at risk during the 2025 wildfire season represent a combined reconstruction cost value of $1.3 trillion.
The U.S. property & casualty insurance market is exhibiting mixed results in 2025, with personal auto on track to achieve profitability but homeowners and general liability segments continuing to experience losses.
In the second quarter of 2025, personal lines rates rose by 4.6% and commercial lines rates rose 2.8%.
Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Companies grappled with extended system outages, prompting errors & omissions concerns for independent insurance agents.
While most homeowners are familiar with common risk areas and the technologies designed to mitigate them, relatively few have implemented these solutions in their own homes, according to The Hanover.
2024 saw the second-highest amount of tornadoes on record and 2025 is predicted to continue above-average activity. One weekend alone in mid-May caused $9 billion-$11 billion in damage.
Roof repair and replacement cost value totaled nearly $31 billion in 2024, according to a report from Verisk.
Homeowners claims are taking longer to resolve than ever before with the average claim cycle time—from filing the claim to finished repairs—now 32.4 days, says J.D. Power.
A record 6.8% of all home insurance customers are actively shopping for new policies in 2024, yet only 2.2% of homeowners switched policies as a result.
Following a brief lull in tropical activity in the wake of Hurricane Ernesto, the conditions are now primed for a series of back-to-back storms over the next few weeks in the Atlantic.