Travelers bulks up wildfire protection after deadly 2018 blazes

The insurer is adding a service to all of its California home and landlord policies.

By Katherine Chiglinsky | June 13, 2019 at 09:45 AM

Burned-out vehicles in Paradise, California, in November. (Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) — Travelers Cos. is strengthening its wildfire-defense efforts after deadly blazes swept through California last year.

The insurer is adding a service to all of its California home and landlord policies, helping customers prepare their property for a fire by different means such as taping vents or applying fire retardants to cut back on risk. That comes after fires in November caused more than $12 billion in insured losses industrywide.’

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