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19 June 2024Insurance

Insurers suffer 30% rise in claims from lightning in 2023 to $1.2bn

Insurers suffered a 30% increase in claims caused by lightning strikes to over $1.2 billion in 2023, the industry lobby group Insurance Information Institute (III) said of its calculations.

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