The OIC is urging insurance companies to extend the additional living expenses (“ALE”) benefit for wildfire victims who are nearing their 12-month limit on that specific coverage for the 2023 Spokane-area fires, which began on August 18, 2023. The OIC is instructing each authorized property & casualty insurer that has a loss associated with the August 2023 Gray Fire and Oregon Road Fire to submit two fully completed worksheets to the NAIC Regulatory Data Collection filing services.  The first report is due August 15, 2024.