Tyler Perry blasts insurance companies over 'greed' amid LA fires

Tyler Perry is speaking out against insurance companies amid devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

The movie producer took to Instagram Sunday to voice his dissatisfaction with insurance providers who have canceled plans in the state as wildfires become more common.

"Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?" Perry wrote.

As California has become more wildfire-prone, insurers have fled the state making it more difficult for homeowners to safeguard their properties.

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Commenting on the changes, Perry wrote: "Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents' home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me."

In 2024, State Farm, the largest insurer in the state, cut policies in the Santa Monica Mountains, resulting in 70% of customers in Pacific Palisades – about 1,600 homeowners – losing coverage, The New York Times reports.

The California FAIR plan, a state-run alternative used by many abandoned by larger insurers, has filled the gap in some particularly fire-prone neighborhoods.

At the end of 2024, the state's insurance commissioner enacted a measure aimed at expanding coverage in wildfire-afflicted areas after many companies scaled back following other devastating blazes.

Allstate, which had suspended all new policies in the state in 2022, signaled interest in returning to the state after the measure passed, The New York Times reports.

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Perry alleged in his post that insurers' decision to back off coverage was motivated by greed.

"People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed," he wrote. "As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers."

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Perry joins a chorus of celebrities who have spoken out about the fires ? whether to take aim at California leadership or to reveal their own losses.

Halle Berry, Beyoncé and Jamie Lee Curtis are among the big names who have come forward to aid victims, donating clothing and large sums of money.

The blazes, which have ravaged large swaths of Southern California, remained dangerous Monday with winds expected to pick up throughout the week.

The winds could threaten small signs of progress firefighters made over the weekend with the Pacific Palisades Fire — the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles. The fire, which stood at 13% contained late Sunday, has scorched 36 square miles and transformed the community into ash.

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At least 24 people have died between the Eaton and Palisades fires, the two largest infernos, the Los Angeles County medical examiner said. The Palisades Fire had at least eight deaths, according to medical examiner records, and 16 people have died in the Eaton Fire.

Contributing: Trevor Hughes, Susan Miller, USA TODAY

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