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Dec 10, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Brian Sullivan

A firefighter sprays water as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, Calif., on Dec, 10, 2024. (Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)(Bloomberg) — A Southern California wildfire whipped by “particularly dangerous” winds destroyed homes, shut schools and spurred the evacuation of thousands of people near Malibu this week. Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.

Oct 10, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Brian Sullivan

(Bloomberg) — Hurricane Milton roared ashore in Florida near Sarasota late on Wed., Oct. 9, knocking out power to more than 3 million customers and causing widespread flooding. But officials were cautiously optimistic that damage won't reach the level wrought by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Governor Ron DeSantis said Florida avoided a "worst-case scenario" even as emergency crews start assessing damages and dealing with widespread power outages.

Oct 7, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Brian Sullivan

Hurricane Milton is an active, rapidly intensifying tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA/Wikipedia Commons) (Bloomberg) — Milton has become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it churns toward Florida's western coastline, prompting evacuations and storm surge watches in a region that's still recovering from Helene's devastation.

Sep 30, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Kristen Beckman |Brian Sullivan |Ryan Gregory |Cynthia Carter

Beyond proper insurance, proactive mitigation practices can help the hospitality industry reduce its exposures. (Credit: Andrey/Adobe Stock) Hotels, motels, restaurants and resorts are subject to an array of perils and exposures including trips and falls, theft, alcohol-related accidents, natural disasters and cybersecurity breaches.

Sep 30, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Brittney Meredith-Miller |Joe Toppe |Brian Sullivan

The number of customers who are bundling their home and auto insurance policies with the same carrier has declined significantly in 2024, J.D. Power reports. This is driven, in part, by the number of insureds who plan to change their auto insurance carrier without changing their homeowners policy. Overall, 21% of customers say they "definitely will" also switch their home insurance if they change their auto policy, which is down from 24% who said the same in 2024.