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31 October 2025Insurance

Wildfire risk ignites global concern as losses rival hurricanes and earthquakes

Wildfires have emerged as one of the most economically destructive perils of the modern era – on a par with hurricanes and earthquakes – according to a new study by the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies (CCRS), supported by Axa XL.

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