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Over 99% of the tax money the insurers pay comes from their Medi-Cal business, which means most of the state’s insurers get back almost all the tax they pay.

The insurer has estimated the fires will cost it $7.6 billion but said reinsurance payments largely from its parent will lower its losses to about $612 million.

An insurer might try to prove negligence, such as driving on a road when advised not to, and refuse the claim.

“These families paid their premiums, trusted their insurers, and did everything right,” attorney Gregory L. Bentley said in a statement.

The decision was done in a way that is still expected to require insurers to pay for COVID-19 vaccines for children should their parents still want the shots for them.