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QBE: UK Solar Panel Fires Outpace Installation as Mandates Take Hold

QBE Insurance has warned that the rate of solar panel fires is rising faster than the rate of installations, with fires up 133% over four years to the end of 2025 compared with a 52% increase in . . .

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