Insured losses top $1 billion in NorCal fires
The exact cost of the October fires will take months to tally. Photo/CalFire
By Joseph Serna, Sonali Kohli and Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times
Deadly wildfires in Northern California have caused over $1 billion in insured losses, according to California’s insurance commissioner.
Preliminary loss figures released Thursday by State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones estimate total insured losses at $1.045 billion.
The insurers — eight of California’s largest — also found that there were 4,177 partial residential losses, 5,449 total residential losses, 601 commercial property losses, and over 3,000 auto losses.
