At least $9bn in insurance claims from California fires

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At least $9bn in insurance claims from California fires

Insurance claims from the recent devastating California wildfires that killed at least 89 people and destroyed 19,000 homes and businesses have reached at least $9 billion, the state’s insurance commissioner said Wednesday.

The devastating wildfires of 2018 were the deadliest and costliest wildfire catastrophes in California’s history, said California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.

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Allstate Pays $1.2 Billion in California Wildfire Claims, Estimates Net Losses at $670 Million

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