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New Forest Fire Exposes the Coverage Gap in UK Wildfire BI Wordings
After a two-week wildfire closed the A31 and burned 247 acres, attention turns to whether standard property and BI polic...
West Midlands Fires Expose the UK's Wildfire Pricing Gap
Six fires in one day reveal how far UK home insurers are from postcode-level wildfire modelling — and why brokers should...
Record UK Heatwave Piles Pressure on Insurers Facing Subsidence and Wildfire Claims Surge
The UK's fourth heatwave of 2026 has triggered a Cobra emergency meeting, strained an insurance market already awash wit...
Smoke-Taint Risk in Bordeaux Vintages Exposes Insurance Blind Spot
Wildfires in France and Spain may not have destroyed vineyards, but smoke exposure during ripening threatens to spoil gr...
London Tops UK Wildfire Detections as Insurers Face a New Urban Peril
New satellite data shows London recorded more wildfire detections than any other UK city in 2025, while a shift to sprin...
Rising Temperatures Push Wildfire Risk Into New Geographies, Reshaping Insurance Exposure
A global surge in wildfire activity — from Spokane to Greece — is being driven by a dual climate mechanism that expands ...
ABI Issues Wildfire Advice for Homeowners and Businesses as Suffolk Blaze Declared Major Incident
The Association of British Insurers outlines coverage and support available for those affected by wildfires, urging safe...
Seven Killed as Emergency Helicopter Crashes During Fire Training Flight in Argentina
A Bell 412 involved in a wildfire-fighting training mission went down in San Juan province, Argentina, claiming the live...
Europe's Wildfire Crisis Puts Insurers' Urban Exposure Models to the Test
Morningstar DBRS says losses remain manageable for large diversified insurers unless the fires reach densely populated a...
Germany’s Foreign Office Flags Multiple Risks for France‑Bound Travelers: Wildfires, Terror Alerts, and Crime
An updated travel advisory from Berlin warns of heightened wildfire danger, the highest terror alert level, and persiste...