Build Back Better Is Not Enough: Fire-Ready Infrastructure | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA.
This Day Three panel looks at why building back better is not enough, and what infrastructure has to look like for the fires ahead.
Moderator: Valerie Brown, California Wildfires Fellow After the Fire USA
Panelists:
Jenni Goodlin, Community Resilience Manager, Mercury Insurance
Angela Grant, Chief Legal Officer, Palomar Holdings, Inc.
Laura Blaul, Sr. Wildfire Fellow, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
Maureen Parish, Head, Consumer Insights, CSAA Insurance Group
Topics covered: wildfire insurance, building back better, resilient infrastructure, IBHS, Palomar, Mercury Insurance, CSAA, insurance and wildfire resilience.
The Wildfire Leadership Summit is an invitation-only, three-day convening from After the Fire USA, an initiative of Rebuild NorthBay Foundation. 2026 Summit: September 15–17, 2026, The Hanna Center, Sonoma, California.
After the Fire: Recover. Rebuild. Reimagine.™
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