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Lightning Damage in Germany Is Becoming More and More Expensive – the Reason Is Not the Climate

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Extreme weather conditions are increasing, but the fact that insurers have to pay more and more when lightning strikes is due to something else.

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Lightning Damage in Germany Is Becoming More and More Expensive – the Reason Is Not the Climate

Extreme weather conditions are increasing, but the fact that insurers have to pay more and more when lightning strikes is due to something else.

7 hours ago·Berlin, Germany

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Insurers Pay Record Sums for Lightning Damage

Germany's insurers paid out more than ever before for lightning damage last year. This is according to the lightning report of the German Insurance Association (GDV), which is reported in the newspapers of the Funke Media Group (Saturday editions). According to the GDV's lightning statistics, around 220,000 lightning and surge damage claims were reported in 2024. "That means, on average, one lightning damage claim every 2.5 minutes." For this, h…

14 hours ago

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