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Deadly and destructive wildfires have destroyed or damaged thousands of homes and businesses across the globe, and have caused billions of dollars in insured losses in recent years.

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How businesses can minimize their wildfire risk, from Allianz and I.I.I.

AGCS and I.I.I. have teamed up to provide businesses with risk mitigation practices to safeguard their establishments.

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“Preventative measures and foresight are some of the greatest demonstrations of quality operations and risk management aptitude and likely result in managing a business’s total cost of risk to a lower price point with more resilient ongoing operations,” said Scott H. Steinmetz, P.E. Global Head MidCorp ARC, Allianz. (Photo: AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

In the midst of the hottest, driest months of the 2019 wildfire season, the risk for businesses and properties in wildfire-prone states is at its peak.

According to FEMA, more than 40% of U.S. small businesses do not reopen after a natural disaster, including a wildfire. Worse, among those that do reopen, 25% close their doors over the following two years.

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Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].

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