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Gadgets Double Cost of Lightning Strikes

Strikes are down, but cost to replace high-tech items is up: study

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 25, 2012 12:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – Between 2004 and 2011, the total number of insurance claims paid out for lightning strikes dropped by one-third—so why, during the same time period, did the cost of those claims almost double? Simple: new gadgets that are susceptible to power surges. As TVs get...   Read full story »

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