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Wildfires: bigger, costlier, on the rise.(By the Numbers: Recently published Special Reports from A.M. Best Company)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
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September 1, 2008
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After nearly $2 billion in claims from the Southern California wildfires in 2007, insurers face the prospect of another rough wildfire season and growing losses in the years ahead. The past two seasons have been the most severe on record and larger fires are more frequent. (A.M. Best Special Report, Wildfire Losses Set to Increase Industry's Catastrophe Woes, July 21, 2008)
U.S. Wildfires--Top 10 States For
Wildland Fires in 2007
Rank StateFires Acres Burned
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