Well The National Lightening Safety Institute reports those odds to be 1 in 200 homes will be struck per year. The good news is that just because your house is struck by lightening does not mean it will catch fire and burn down.
I know you want to know what the odds are of a person being struck. It is 1 in 28,000.
My next blog entries will tell the whole story piece by piece. I will also tell you what you should know about your policy, what to do if something like this happens to you or someone you know, and how to safeguard and keep a log your belongings in the event of a fire.