While the Los Angeles wildfires are anticipated to be a major catastrophe event for the insurance industry, a new report from KBRA has highlighted that

Total insured losses from catastrophic events across Canada reached CAN $8.5 billion in 2024, marking the country’s largest loss year on record, according to CatIQ,

Forecasting that the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires will drive insurance and reinsurance industry losses of $20 billion, analysts at KBW have estimated net losses from

Steve Bowen, Chief Science Officer at reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, states that the wildfires in Los Angeles County, particularly the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire,

Analysts at Evercore ISI have estimated that insurance industry losses from the Los Angeles wildfires will be in the $20 billion to $25 billion range,