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Debby Insured Losses Reach $113.8M

Insurers received 15,326 claims from Hurricane Debby, which made landfall on Aug. 5 in Taylor County. Florida Realtors DRF is accepting applications.  

​​​TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Estimated insured losses from Hurricane Debby reached $113.8 million, as claims continue to be filed after the storm, which made landfall Aug. 5 in Taylor County, according to data on the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation website.Insurers reported they had received 15,326 claims as of Wednesday, Aug. 14, including 9,416 involving residential property.

Other types of claims included damage to vehicles and commercial property. The data showed that 1,531 claims had been closed with payments made, while 1,558 had been closed without payments. As a comparison, insurers as of the prior week had reported 11,972 claims, with estimated insured losses of $89.5 million.

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