Wildfire

Privilege Underwriters Returns $50 Million to Members – Record Surplus Growth in 2025 Delivers Big Wins for Policyholders

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Privilege Underwriters’ record surplus growth in 2025, including returning $50 million to members, demonstrates its strong financial stability and commitment to policyholders. Privilege Underwriters’ announcement of returning $50 million to members in 2025 aims to build trust and pride, showing our dedication to rewarding loyalty and supporting policyholders’ financial well-being. The company’s board approved the … Read more

Mandatory evacuations, health warnings, hundreds of buildings under threat as new blaze spreads

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Mandatory Evacuations, Health Warnings as Gifford Fire Threatens Hundreds of Structures in Central California Santa Barbara, California, August 5, 2025 – A rapidly spreading wildfire, dubbed the Gifford Fire, has scorched over 72,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest, prompting mandatory evacuation orders, health warnings, and heightened concern for hundreds of structures. Igniting on August … Read more