The Los Angeles wildfires that kicked off 2025 not only sped up a statewide homeowners insurance market pullback, they also played a part in an ongoing reshaping of California’s surplus lines market, according to a new report. The state’s surplus …
Highest-Ever Ocean Temperature Measured as Super El Niño Forms
Scientists have recorded the highest temperature ever measured in the world’s oceans, as climate change combines with a powerful El Niño in the tropical Pacific.