William May’s home in Pacific Palisades was destroyed in the L.A. wildfires in January 2025. He’s still haunted by the memory of the “fireball burning everything in its path” on that hellish day. And ...

State Farm is facing bad-faith allegations over its handling of a high-value wildfire claim tied to the 2025 Palisades Fire. On December 29, 2025, homeowner Enoch Arhinful filed a lawsuit in the US ...

Insurance technology provider Verisk Analytics Inc. today scrapped its planned acquisition of AccuLynx, a startup that develops software for roofing contractors. The company attributed the move to ...

The Africa Program achieves its mission through in-depth research that offers practical solutions to key challenges in US-Africa relations. The Africa Program's flagship initiatives include the ...

Adjusters play a key role in the insurance process. They are responsible for assessing and investigating claims to find out if an insurer should pay for the damage and by how much. That’s why ...

The availability of AI is changing how insurance companies operate and deliver their product and assess risk. The Xactimate software program, which can generate loss estimates and inform ...

After an insurance loss, claims departments call on their own adjusters to estimate damages and the cost to restore. The client is able to choose the contractor to complete the job, although some ...