evidence: Insurers have paid more than $1 billion in claims related to the Lahaina wildfires and want reimbursement from the utility. More than 140 insurance industry plaintiffs have joined the cascade of lawsuits filed against utilities and landowners related to the Maui wildfires, a move that could set up a battle over resources available to pay victims of the disaster that killed 100 people and destroyed much of Lahaina in August.