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Perils Estimates A$1.57 Billion of Losses From Year-End Bushfires in Australia

Australian bushfires that started at the end of 2019 and burned through the start of the new year could cost property insurers A$1.57 billion (US$1.05 billion), according to an initial loss . . .

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