More than 6,700 claims have been filed as a result of the bushfires that still grip the state of Victoria, Australia with a death toll at last count of 210.
The Insurance Council of Australia said on Wednesday that approximately 60 percent of personal and commercial claims received have been assessed by insurers as adjusters are able to gain access to the affected areas.
"As access improves, assessors are able to move into more of the affected areas, allowing the general insurance industry to assess the damage to insured properties resulting from the Victorian bushfires," Kerrie Kelly, chief executive officer of the Insurance Council, said in a statement.
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