There is still no insured loss estimate for the bush fires in Australia that have resulted in thousands of claims and taken more than 200 lives.
According to a statement from the Insurance Council of Australia, the insurance industry has received approximately 5,450 claims in relation to the fires throughout the state of Victoria.
“Of all the claims received, approximately 10 percent are for motor vehicles and 90 percent are for building or contents,” Kerrie Kelly, chief executive of the Insurance Council, said in a statement. “There are an estimated 1,300 claims for total loss of property that have been lodged with the general insurance industry.”
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