California
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            The insurer of last resort’s exposure was $696bn as of last September.
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            Newsom has yet to sign a pending bill to create a public cat model.
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            Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested Tuesday on destruction of property charges.
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            Seller White Mountains will retain a roughly 15% fully diluted equity stake.
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            The business has been ~70% owned by White Mountains since January 2024.
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            The CEA had $19.3bn of claim-paying capacity as of 31 July.
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            The measures also seek to encourage greater wildfire mitigation efforts.
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            The company plans to launch in New York and New Jersey next year.
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            The sidecar took $19mn of cat losses relating to the California wildfires.
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            The model becomes the second in the state to get approval to affect ratemaking applications.
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            Mercury’s recovery from the guaranteed percentage of losses is $47mn.
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            The bond will provide protection on an industry-loss basis, as reported by PCS.