Research shows in tough times people often let home and contents insurance lapse, which could lead to dangerous decision to stay
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People are more likely to risk their lives in bushfires if they are uninsured or underinsured, experts have said.
In the chaos of an approaching fire, most people struggle to make rational decisions; having no house insurance could feed into making the dangerous decision to stay and protect a home, bushfire behaviour and management professor at the University of Melbourne, Trent Penman, said.
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