Lightning-Related Claims Up Sharply in 2023 By Max Dorfman, Research Writer, Triple-I The total value of lightning-caused homeowners insurance claims rose more than 30 percent in 2023, to $1.27 billion from $950 million in 2022, Triple-I estimates based on national claims data provided by State Farm. The number of claims rose 13.8 percent during the […]
2024 Wildfires Expected to Be Up From Last Year, But Still Below Average
2024 Wildfires Expected to Be Up From Last Year, But Still Below Average The 2024 U.S. wildfire season is expected to be more damaging than 2023 but below the historical average in terms of the number of fires and acres burned, according to AccuWeather. AccuWeather’s wildfire team predicts fires across the country will burn between […]