Commissioner Lara and Cal Poly Humboldt Announce Joint Effort to Create Nation’s First Public Wildfire Catastrophe Model

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Cal Poly Humboldt announced that they will form a strategy group to undertake the nation’s first public wildfire catastrophe model. The strategy group will draw from California’s research and higher education communities to make recommendations for a new, publicly accessible data source to predict future wildfire losses. This effort will support California’s goals of building safer communities and expanding access to insurance coverage.  

Read the entire press release.  California Department of Insurance, September 17, 2024