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CEO Cerio highlighted changes that allowed the insurer of last resort to combine commercial, coastal and personal lines. -
This publication revealed in July 2023 that the utility company had chosen to try self-insurance for the first time.
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As fires still rage, many fear early $10bn-$20bn estimates were too optimistic.
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The 2024 loss figure exceeded that of the previous record of C$6.2bn in 2016.
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The Palisades fire is estimated at $9bn-$12bn, while Eaton is $6bn-$8bn.
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Utilities have faced major liabilities for their involvement in starting wildfires.
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The number of structures damaged may put the event on par with the fires of 2017 and 2018.
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Many are confident the regulatory changes will still stabilize the market in the near-term.
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The company’s stock price has plummeted in the wake of the LA wildfires.
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Sources are saying 2025 could be as expensive for wildfires as the $20bn loss years of 2017 and 2018.
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Total economic and insured losses are “virtually certain” to reach into the billions.
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AM Best said it expects insured losses from the California wildfires to be “significant”.
