Swollen Cali wildfire risk hits insurance, ILS sectors

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Swollen Cali wildfire risk hits insurance, ILS sectors

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November 8, 2018 - Paradise, California, U.S. - Cal Fire's Josh Wilkins removes belongings from the Adventist Feather River hospital radiology building, which was fully engulfed in flames at the in Paradise during the Camp Fire on Thursday. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Wire) | Hector Amezcua/Zuma Press/PA Images

Camp Fire is the most destructive wildfire in California’s history and the latest sign that insurers in the state are facing a recurring threat from blazes. Within the catastrophe bond market, the recent events have focused minds on insurance losses as usual, but also on the utility companies that have issued securities to cover their liability for losses.

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