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Insurance

Jan. 9, 2025

Lawyers urge quick action on wildfire insurance claims

As Los Angeles wildfires spread, insurance experts advise property owners and businesses to get ahead of claims by understanding their coverage and notifying insurers early, particularly for business interruption losses.

Miles C. Holden

With insurance professionals forecasting that the wildfires currently raging throughout Los Angeles County could have an even larger impact than the blazes that devastated Maui in 2023, attorneys have one word of advice for policyholders - proactivity.

"Businesses impacted by the fires should review their commercial property insurance policies for potentially available coverages, including for business interruption, and notify their insurers as soon as possible," said Mi...

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