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Insurance news from Zurich shows a massive $700 million superstorm bill

H. Cutner
Insurance news losses

The European insurer has released the figures relating to its claims from Sandy. Zurich has just released its latest insurance news by becoming the most recent insurer to have connected its figures to the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, reporting that it is expecting that its net claims will reach approximately $700 million. These predictions are following closely on the heels of the figures release made by AIG. The numbers that were issued by AIG had forecasted that the storm would have generated post-tax net losses of approximately $1.3 billion.…

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Homeowners insurance policy details will likely change due to Sandy

Homeowners flood Insurance

Many people may find that their premiums and their deductibles will rise because of the superstorm. The northeastern states were slammed by superstorm Sandy, generating a tremendous number of homeowners insurance claims, and have led experts in Delaware to predict that this will generate a number of changes to customer policies, including to the premiums they pay and the deductibles they face. The direct impact of the storm was only the first stage in the damage that it caused. Even though the damage faced by residents of Delaware led to…

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Insurance news from New York Governor makes steps to accelerate Sandy claims

H. Cutner
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Insurance News

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has met with the state’s leading insurers to make important changes. As New York continues to battle with the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, the state is making insurance news by hacking its way through bureaucratic red tape in order to help the 360,000 victims of the storm to receive faster payments. A new online system is also being created in order to help gauge the performance of insurers. This insurance news is notable because the online system will allow insurers to be graded based on their response…

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Insurance news from Canada shows $100 million in claims from Sandy

Julie Campbell
Toronto Ontario Canada Auto Insurance News

After the superstorm pummeled through the United States, it smashed into Canadian provinces. According to the most recent insurance news estimates from Canada, after leaving the United States, superstorm Sandy led to insured property damage that will total approximately $100 million. These statistics were issued from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) based on claims received. The IBC has based this data on the claims that are being made in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The estimate is still considered to be preliminary, but it has now been…

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Auto insurance estimates for damage from Sandy reach 230,000 vehicles

H. Cutner
Homeowners flood Insurance

The NICB has released its preliminary estimates from the superstorm, showing most is in NY. The National Insurance Crime Bureau has now revealed its preliminary auto insurance estimates for vehicles that were damaged when Sandy came crashing through. The NICB believes that there were around 230,000 vehicles affected by the storm. The auto insurance estimates have indicated that of that total, around 130,000 are located in the state of New York, while another 60,000 are in New Jersey. The remaining 40,000 vehicles in that total are from Maine, Washington D.C.,…

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