Mercury General Corporation·Financial Services

Mercury Insurance shares practical steps homeowners can take during Wildfire Preparedness Month to reduce one of the most overlooked wildfire risks LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As communities across the country recognize Wildfire Preparedness Month, Mercury Insurance (NYSE/NYSE TX: MCY) is encouraging homeowners to focus on one of the leading causes of home ignition during wildfires: wind-driven embers. According to research from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and CAL FIRE, embers can travel miles ahead of an active wildfire, landing on roofs, vents, decks, and other vulnerable areas long before flames ever reach a structure.

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Mercury Insurance's analysis of five years of claims data found crash volume peaks at 3pm, but serious injuries rise later as traffic speeds increase LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in its more than 60-year history, Mercury Insurance (NYSE/NYSE TX: MCY) analyzed proprietary claims data to identify the most dangerous moments on America's roads – and the results challenge a common assumption about rush hour driving. While crash volume peaks between 3:00 and 3:10pm, the risk of injury rises even higher about an hour later, between 4:00 and 4:10pm.
Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance in the United States. The company also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance products. Its automobile insurance products include collision, property damage, bodily injury, comprehensive, personal injury protection, underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards; and homeowners insurance products comprise dwelling, liability, personal property, fire, and other hazards. The company sells its policies through a network of independent agents and insurance agencies, as well as directly through internet sales portals in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia. Mercury General Corporation was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Financial Services
Insurance - Property & Casualty
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1985-11-20
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