Summer fires in France caused 22,500 claims worth 563 million euros, according to insurers

The fires which took place this summer in Gironde, Landes and Var caused around 22,500 claims for a total cost which could reach 563 million euros, France Assureurs said this Friday, October 16. At the end of August, the Federation gave an initial assessment showing 25,000 claims at a cost estimated at nearly 500 million euros.

The president of France Assureurs, Florence Lustman, recalled the “human tragedies” hidden beneath these figures and expressed the “solidarity” of the profession which is doing everything possible to pay compensation “as quickly as possible”. “The exceptionally high rate of claims settled two months after the disaster testifies to this mobilization,” she added.

Results much higher than previous summers

According to France Assureurs, 56% of home claims are closed. Furthermore, 71% of losses were partially or fully compensated and this percentage rises to 93% for homes where the loss is greater than 150,000 euros.