, updated
Los Angelinos who have lost everything in the deadly fires have blasted insurance companies for denying people’s claims.
Residents are scrambling to recoup costs after at least 12,300 structures were razed to the ground by the infernos, including thousands of homes and businesses.
Now, they’re being left in the lurch by insurance giants. Three of California‘s biggest companies declined nearly half their claims in 2023, according to the LA Times.
A survey found the worst offender was LA-based Farmer Insurance, which denied around 50 percent of claims for payment.
Close behind were two USAA affiliates, who denied 48 percent of claims, and Allstate Insurance, which denied 46 percent of claims.
Peggy Holter, 83, lost the Pacific Palisades condo she had lived in since 1978 in the horrific fire which is continuing to raze through the ritzy enclave.
She now faces further turmoil after her insurer, State Farm, …
![Patient ‘Shocked’ by Therapist’s Public Behavior: ‘Report Her’ [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mp_350780_0_upsetwomanstockimagejpg.jpg)
![1-18-25 SATURDAY SPORTS: We Take a Look at a Busy Day in Women’s Basketball for Utica and SUNY Poly, Notre Dame Girls Basketball Takes on Chenango Forks in the Juggler Classic, The Comets Get Revenge on the Road in Laval, Syracuse Basketball Squeaks by Notre Dame, and Curt Fitzpatrick is Introduced at Colgate Football’s new Head Coach | Sports [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mp_350672_0_678c75c169823imagejpg.jpg)
![PSO receives Emergency Response Award for Barnsdall tornado recovery efforts | News [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mp_348810_0_63e95f45c56c3imagejpg.jpg)
![Bank of Albuquerque outage restored [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mp_350112_0_bankofalbuquerqueoutage6789b6b9342a3jpg.jpg)