Australian insurer Suncorp's claims hit $237 million as bushfires rage on

Australian insurer Suncorp Group said on Thursday it has received since September 2,600 bushfire-related claims worth up to A$345 million ($237.05 million), of which nearly a third was recorded in the first few days of the month. Suncorp on Thursday joined its larger rival Insurance Australia Group , which flagged costs of A$280 million last week related to the bushfires, which have scorched huge swathes of land killing 26 people and killing or inj

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