Bushfire insurance claims net $4.6 billion from disastrous summer

Adrian Rollins
April 29 2020 - 12:00am
A spot fire from the Clear Ridge bushfire in Michelago. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
A spot fire from the Clear Ridge bushfire in Michelago. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Insurers have paid out more than half of the $2.2 billion in bushfire insurance claims but are facing complaints of lengthy delays and under-insurance as the country continues to tally the enormous cost of summer's natural disasters.

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Adrian Rollins

Adrian Rollins

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Adrian Rollins is economics correspondent for the Canberra Times

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