SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance claims have topped $12 billion for the November wildfires in California, making them the most expensive in state history.
The figure released Wednesday by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara covers the fire that largely destroyed the town of Paradise and two Southern California blazes. It’s up about $600 million from data released in January.
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