Tyler Perry called insurance companies out of “pure greed” after reports of homeowners not renewing coverage ahead of the devastation caused by wildfires in Los Angeles County.
“Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try to protect her parents’ 90-year-old home because their insurance was canceled was painful for me,” the actor, director and studio owner said. His account on Instagram.
Perry’s comments come after A Los Angeles Times a report About how insurance companies chose not to renew home insurance policies in areas like Pacific Palisades and Altadena, which have since been devastated by fires.
At the weekend, the death toll from the wildfires rose to at least 24 people. Firefighters have reportedly made some ground in fighting the blazes but are having to struggle as they battle high winds to contain the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Perry also said he was trying to figure out how to help those affected by the fires and “keeps everyone in my prayers.”
Perry’s full post on Instagram follows:
Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try to protect her parents’ 90 year old house because their insurance was canceled was upsetting to me. Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars from communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies on the same people they’ve become rich off of?
People who have paid premiums all their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed. While I’m in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do everything I can to help as many as I can, I’m keeping everyone in my prayers.
