"If we want to continue with insurance in these areas and reduce loss of life and property, we need a lot more private and public funding for ecological forestry in national and other forests," said Dave Jones, senior director of environmental risk for The Nature Conservancy. "This spending really is an investment in the future of these areas." (Credit: Noah Berger/AP)

Ecological forestry, which includes prescribed burns and thinning overgrown forests, can decrease total insurance premiums by 41% for homeowners coverage, while a range of decreases was seen for commercial property premiums, according to a study by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and The Nature Conservancy.

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