Archive for February 2025

Heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides in Los Angeles late Thursday and early Friday, as authorities ordered evacuations and warned of potentially dangerous conditions across land burned by last month’s devastating wildfires. About half a foot of rain has fallen … Source: Claims Journal

The number of U.S. product recalls remained high in 2024 with more than 3,200 events recorded for the second consecutive year, a new report shows. Sedgwick brand protection’s 2025 U.S. State of the Nation Recall Index, which analyzes recall data … Source: Claims Journal

A crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck in self-driving mode this week has sparked worries about the reliability of the company’s software that powers the feature, days after CEO Elon Musk said he would roll out a paid robotaxi service this … Source: Claims Journal

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened a civil lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps service following an executive order Donald Trump signed after taking office. Sheinbaum insisted Thursday that Alphabet Inc.’s … Source: Claims Journal

Southern California Edison’s equipment ignited nearly 60% more fires in 2024 than in the previous year, mainly tiny ones that were quickly extinguished, as the utility battled to prevent catastrophe in the months leading up to the Los Angeles wildfires. … Source: Claims Journal

Insurance companies have so far paid out more than $6.9 billion for losses from the biggest two of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes last month. That’s according to the … Source: Claims Journal

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it needs to borrow $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to cover claims from National Flood Insurance Program policyholders. FEMA, administrator of NFIP, said it expects to pay out more than $10 billion in … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday it has opened an engineering analysis into 129,092 U.S. Honda Motor vehicles after receiving reports of camera failure. The engineering analysis focuses on 2017-2019 models of Honda Ridgeline mid-size pickup … Source: Claims Journal

Although Mercury Insurance Group expects gross losses from the 2025 California wildfires in the $1.6 billion-$2.0 billion range, potential subrogation and reinsurance recoveries will drop the ultimate bill down to $325 million or less, the company believes. “We believe there … Source: Claims Journal

Sedgwick named Kuma Siva chief operating officer in Canada. Siva has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance sector. Siva has held the position of vice president for third-party administration services since 2023. Prior to joining Sedgwick, he … Source: Claims Journal