The first official notice on insurance losses from the brushfires that have ravaged Australia is pegged at $790 million (U.S. $506 million at the current exchange rate).
The Insurance Council of Australia put that approximate insurable cost figure on the fires that began in early February based on claims received to date, said Kerrie Kelly, Insurance Council chief executive officer.
She said the estimate includes residential, commercial, industrial and farming losses.
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