• Verisk's wildfire analysis shows U.S. catastrophe losses rose nearly 2,000% in 2025; claims increased nearly 500% from 2024.
• Across 14 analyzed states, acres burned fell nearly 60%; wildfire counts rose less than 3%.
• Wildfire-exposed risks remain harder to place, price and manage despite more favorable conditions for some other catastrophe risks.
• U.S. property/casualty insurers' first-half 2026 underwriting gain reached $31.7 billion, versus $11.6 billion a year earlier, when Los Angeles wildfires weighed.
• California FAIR Plan exposure reached $768 billion in June 2026, up 250% from 2022, highlighting coverage pressures in high-hazard areas.

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