28 October 2016Insurance

Wildfire threat a $500 billion risk in 13 Western US States alone

In 13 Western US states there are 1.8 million single-family homes designated as having extreme or high risk of wildfire damage, representing a combined total reconstruction cost value (RCV) of almost $500 billion, according to data from CoreLogic.

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