Insurance Coverage and Wildfires: A Changing Risk Landscape

This is a recording of OCJ's free event titled "Insurance Coverage and Wildfires: A Changing Risk Landscape," held on August 12, 2026. Learn from experts about how wildfires are reshaping insurance access in Oregon and opportunities for stronger consumer protections.

How are wildfires affecting insurance affordability? How can we improve consumer readiness and access to justice before and after communities experience wildfires? Learn from those working across policy, research, and the law to better understand the ripple effects of wildfires in Oregon and how we might rethink current insurance models in light of a changing risk landscape.

Speakers: 

• Senator Anthony Broadman, Oregon's 27th District (2:04)
• Alex Casey, Doctoral Candidate, University of Oregon (20:39)
• Dr. Keaton Miller, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oregon (44:48)
• Ryan Bickler, Partner and Attorney, Spooner Staggs Trial Lawyers (104:24)