NEWS: Devastating LA fires expected to push up insurance premiums

Devastating LA fires expected to push up insurance premiums

The remains of townhomes destroyed by the Eaton Fire lie behind an advertising sign in Altadena, California.
Photo: Frederic J. Brown / AFP
Source: AFP

The fires ravaging upmarket Los Angeles districts Pacific Palisades and Malibu will be the most expensive ever to hit California, according to experts, who expect premiums to rise in a region already abandoned by many insurers.

Analysts at JPMorgan estimated that the total cost of damage and insured damage had doubled in less than 24…

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