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, ...

The best way to tell that the California homeowners insurance market has been a bear is to see where buyers facing higher rates and lack of options in traditional markets are going for alternatives.

Two years ago, California was so flush that Gov. Gavin Newsom was moved to make a bold declaration about the state’s estimated $100 billion budget surplus. “Simply without precedent,” the Democratic ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- California's surplus lines insurance market has entered a new phase—one defined not by short-term disruption but by permanent structural change—according to a ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA) held its 2025 Annual Meeting on Feb. 11, bringing together insurance leaders to discuss key developments ...