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Briefing: Insurers set to feel the heat as climate fires new risks for UK

By 2025-08-20T09:00:00

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‘Wildfires are no longer a seasonal threat. They are a persistent and growing risk to life, property and the environment,’ says membership association chair

Although subsidence is usually deemed by industry professionals as the UK biggest summertime claims threat, fire chiefs and actuaries this year have a different threat front of mind.

According to membership organisation the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), the UK is in the midst of a battle against an unprecedented surge in wildfires.

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