Remains of a home destroyed by wildfires seen Wednesday,Oct. 18, 2017, in Glen Ellen, Calif. California fire officials havereported significant progress on containing wildfires that haveravaged parts of Northern California. The fires that swept throughparts of seven counties starting Oct. 8 were the deadliest and mostdestructive series of blazes in California history. (AP Photo/BenMargot)
California and other Western states suffered historically severewildfires following years of significant drought.
Estimates of damage for California alone were $9.4 billion as ofearly December 2017, and that figure is destined to rise as alldamages are finally assessed and claims are completed.
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Christine G. Barlow, CPCU
Christine G. Barlow, CPCU, is Executive Editor of FC&S Expert Coverage Interpretation, a division of National Underwriter Company and ALM. Christine has over thirty years’ experience in the insurance industry, beginning as a claims adjuster then working as an underwriter and underwriting supervisor handling personal lines. Christine regularly presents and moderates webinars on a variety of topics and is an experienced presenter.
