Tyler Perry criticizes insurance companies for dropping policies before LA fires
As fires rage across California, Tyler Perry is calling out insurers who are said to have dropped “millions of insurance policies” amid the crisis.
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Tyler Perry urges insurance companies to cancel policies before a fire occurs
On Sunday, January 12, Tyler Perry shared a lengthy message above Instagram after witnessing a woman using a garden hose to protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled. This moment made the filmmaker question insurance companies taking people’s money but abandoning them when they need insurance the most.
“Does anyone find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, suddenly, are allowed to cancel millions of policies on the very people they became rich? “People who have paid insurance premiums all their lives will have nothing left because of pure greed,” Perry wrote.
Additionally, Perry shared that he is praying for those affected by the fires. He also revealed that he is working to find ways to support.
Social media has weight
Social media users are OFF in Shade Room comments section after Tyler Perry spoke out. Many people praised him for solving the problem, while others expressed outrage at the way insurance companies handled the Los Angeles wildfire crisis.
Instagram User @eye_onthesky1 wrote, “It is illegal to cancel an insurance policy during a disaster.”
Instagram User @theyycallmetee wrote, “I have never understood paying insurance to an insurance company that they can deny or cancel. Like what am I paying you for?”
While Instagram users @tylermnewkirk wrote, “We need more leaders who inspire positivity through their platforms. Glad he spoke up.”
Then Instagram user @countrygaldee wrote, “They also did it ahead of time. Makes you wonder if they KNOW something is going to happen….”
Another Instagram user @Scrapvip2 wrote, “Tyler is definitely a real person, he’s not afraid to speak up and he’s definitely done something honorable.”
Instagram User @jsky_clothing wrote, “Health insurance, auto insurance, property insurance. All are scams. We need to break that.”
While another Instagram user @officialtonipayne wrote, “This is why so many people sympathize with Luigi. Until you get burned by insurance companies, you don’t know what that feels like.”
Finally, Instagram user @nigerian_papi_ wrote, “These companies only care about money. They robbed people for years and then didn’t help them when they needed help.”
More information about canceled policies
According to Page Sixfemale Los Angeles Times disclosed that State Farm General Insurance announced in March 2024 plans to eliminate 30,000 home and condo insurance policies upon expiration. Among them were 1,600 property insurance policies in Pacific Palisades, an area in Los Angeles hit hard by fires that caused many residents to lose their homes or belongings.
The LA Times also reported that Allstate has paused new policies, while Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co. withdrew completely from California. Meanwhile, Mercury Insurance increasingly welcomes old customers of these companies.
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