The compensation to be paid by insurance companies for property damage caused by wildfires in the summer of 2023 is estimated at almost 49 million euros, according to a report published on Thursday by the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies (HAIC).
The report covers fire damage in Greece during the months of July (in Saronida, Rhodes, Loutraki and Anchialos) and August (in Fyli, Aspropyrgos, Viotia, Kavala and Evros).
According to the data provided by the insurance companies for the report, a total of 403 claims were registered, of which 387 related to property insurance (€48.65 million), nine to cars (€43,000) and seven to transport insurance (€85,000).
This is the largest amount ever paid out in Greece for forest fire claims, according to Henry Moatsos, chairman of HAIC’s Property, Reinsurance, Cargo & Hull Committee.
A further report on the damage caused by Storm Daniel in September will be finalised and published in the near future, Moatsos added.
