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Debby Insured Losses Near $120M

More than 18,000 claims have been filed from Hurricane Debby, which made landfall Aug. 5 in Taylor County. Most involve residential property.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With about 39% of claims closed, Hurricane Debby had caused about $119.5 million in estimated insured losses as of Friday, according to data posted on the state Office of Insurance Regulation website.

The data showed that 18,098 claims had been filed from Debby, which made landfall Aug. 5 as a Category 1 hurricane near Steinhatchee in Taylor County, before moving across rural North Florida.

The majority of claims, 11,480, involved residential property, while others involved damage to such things as cars and commercial property. The data showed that 3,270 claims had been closed with payments made, while 3,808 had been closed without payments

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