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Losses Hit $800 Million With 97,000 Claims for Christmas Storms in Australia

Claims surpassed 97,000 with an estimated A$1.2 billion ($800 million) in insured losses for severe Christmas season storms that hit Australia's southeast Queensland, said the Insurance Council of . . .

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