Some landlords, who have lost their homes in the Los Angeles Wild Fire, have filed a lawsuit against three major insurers against the payment of claims, saying their losses were not met.
The litigation was filed this week in the Los Angeles County High Court. He says the USA and two AAA -affiliated insurance companies understood the alternative costs of their homes and left them without enough money to replace or rebuild their homes after a jungle fire on January 7.
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The litigation has been accused of fraud, and they want irregular losses.
“These families paid their premiums, trusted their insurance, and fixed everything,” Bentley & More’s attorney Gregory L. Bentley said in a statement. “But when the devastation spread, they learned that their coverage was a bit more than a illusion. These companies promised peace, but instead left their members trapped, homeless and despair.”
AAA media has reached comments on relations.
A USA spokesman said the carrier had just received a notice of legalization and was reviewing the details.
The spokesman said he could not comment on the details of the case, but said that “USA’s dedication for the outstanding member service has been widely recognized.”
“When the Wild Fire invaded southern California, our teams were working to help their members within a few days, to date, we have paid about $ 1.4 billion to help members recover from their losses. Yes. “
According to legal action, the plaintiffs in a case filed against two AAA insurance companies say they purchased three bedrooms, two bathrooms 1,872 square feet home drive in Malibo in 2020. According to the story of the LA Times, the renovated house had a basic residence coverage and 125 % extension replacement cost coverage of $ 713,000, but after the fire, the owners got an estimated $ 800 square feet or more to rebuild, which is more than $ 380 of their insurance company.
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In the USA case, the plaintiffs had 2,135 square feet in the Pacific, four bedrooms, a customer home near three bathrooms. According to the LA -time piece, the home residence coverage was $ 584,000 and 25 % domestic protection verification was 6 146,000, but according to the LA time piece, the cost of reconstruction is much higher than the coverage.
The forest fire killed 29 people or damaged or destroyed more than 16,000 properties.
The elimination of fire included major losses for major California insurance companies, including the State Farm. The carrier is asking the California department to approve a huge rate from insurance.
According to the California Department of Insurance, 37,749 claims have been filed and $ 12.1 billion has been paid.
The losses have been included in the career of the bottom lines and even the last resort of the state. Lara approved the request for a controversial Fair Plan in California in February, covering a forest fire claim to diagnose 1 billion billion about enrolled market insurance companies.
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