North America
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Investigators are homing in on the likely causes of the incidents. -
It has been a “good” bad renewal for cat reinsurers, with attachments likely to endure in the medium term.
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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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Sources say 2025 could be as costly for wildfires as the $20bn-loss years of 2017-18.
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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”.
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This could see it surpass the 2017 Camp Fire, which cost around $12.2bn.
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Moody’s also expects losses in the billions of dollars.
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Six wildfires are now burning in SoCal, with the Palisades fire being the largest.
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Six fires now cover more than 27,000 acres across Southern California.
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Hurricane Milton resulted in the largest insured loss of the year at $25bn.
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The fast-moving blazes have prompted evacuations across the city.
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