California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

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California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state laws while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

Historically, fire danger in California has meant wildfires (the burning of forests). The smoke was toxic, the destruction devastating, but the fire fuel was largely organic, and the resulting contamination something our public health system had tools to address.

State Farm General Insurance Company, the largest insurer in California, mishandled thousands of claims related to the 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires as it “delayed, underpaid and buried” thousands of claims,

In his new book “Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild LA,” CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti delivers a firsthand account of the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades wildfires — looking at how city and state government failures made the situation even more catastrophic.

Calcoast Fencing Los Angeles today announced a significant expansion of its fire-resistant fencing services across the greater Los Angeles area, responding to surging homeowner demand driven by California’s newly enforced Zone 0 wildfire safety regulations and the ongoing aftermath of the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires.

California’s home insurance of last resort, the FAIR Plan, is raising rates 29% for certain homeowners starting Oct. 15. Rates will be highest for those in high-risk, fire prone areas.

Due to low fuel moisture and a significant grass crop, there’s a potential for an active wildfire season, said Steve Garcia, Unit Forecaster and Vegetation Program Coordinator for the Nevada-Yuba-Plac

A fast-moving Southern California wildfire, the Sandy Fire, has burned 184 acres in Ventura County and forced evacuation orders in parts of Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks. The fire is threatening nearby structures.