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Damage from Hurricane Beryl may cost insurers $2.7 billion in US, says KCC
Privately insured losses would be close to $510 million in the Caribbean and $90 million in Mexico, says the insurance company
A drone view shows flood waters surrounding homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in Surfside Beach, Texas, US, on July 8, 2024. REUTERS
Insurers in the US may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC) said on Thursday.
About 1.5 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday, two days after Beryl raked the state as progress to restore electricity was slow, hampering efforts to quickly restart critical oil infrastructure.
The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday near the coastal town of Matagorda, about 160 km from Houston, lashing Texas with heavy winds that knocked down power lines and damaged property.
The US estimate includes the privately insured damage to residential, commercial, and industrial properties and automobiles, as well as business interruption, KCC said in a report.
It does not include boats, offshore properties, or National Flood Insurance Programme losses.
KCC also said privately insured losses would be close to $510 million in the Caribbean and $90 million in Mexico.
The path of Hurricane Beryl stretches from the Windward Islands in the Caribbean to the Texas Gulf Coast.
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re estimated that US economic losses from Beryl would be at least $1 billion. Weather forecasting firm AccuWeather issued a preliminary estimate of $28 billion to $32 billion in damage and economic loss.
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