Tyler Perry weighs in on the 'pure greed' of insurance companies during the LA wildfires

Tyler Perry lashed out at insurance companies that made policy changes ahead of the wildfires that ravaged the greater Los Angeles area.

“Watching my daughter use a garden hose to try to protect her 90-year-old parent's house because their insurance was canceled just made me sick,” Perry wrote. Instagram on Sunday, January 12.

“Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then suddenly allow millions of policies to be canceled on the very people who made them rich?” the filmmaker continued. “People who have paid premiums all their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed.”

He concluded: “As I'm currently trying to figure out how to do what I can to help as many people as possible, I'm keeping everyone in my prayers.”

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According to Los Angeles TimesState Farm General, California's largest home insurer, announced in March 2024 that it would not renew 30,000 home and condo policies, 1,600 of which were in Pacific Palisades, when they expired.

According to timesInsurance company Chubb stopped writing new policies on high-end homes at high fire risk, while Allstate also stopped writing new policies.

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires that began a path of destruction through Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, as strong winds fueled fast-moving brush fires in the Pacific Palisades. The fires have since spread to surrounding areas, including Malibu and the Hollywood Hills.

According to local authorities, the death toll has reached at least 16 and is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue. NBC News reports that the flames have burned 37,000 acres and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.

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More than 150,000 people have been issued mandatory evacuation orders, including stars such as Mark Hamill, Jenny Garth and Mandy Moore. Several celebrities were not so lucky, because their houses were completely destroyed by fires, incl. Paris HiltonAnna Faris, Heidi Montag and Spencer PrattBilly Crystal, Mel Gibson and Milo Ventimiglia.

According to AccuWeatherwildfires could be the costliest in US history, with total economic losses currently estimated at between $135 billion and $150 billion as of Thursday, January 9.

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