Insurers spared direct hit by Ivan
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Insurers breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as Hurricane Ivan skirted New Orleans as well as the heart of the Gulf of Mexico&#39;s oil region, saving the companies billions of dollars in claims.
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As oil and natural gas producers  recover from Hurricane Ivan, energy companies and weather  forecasters were carefully watching on Tuesday a remnant of  last week's storm for signs of strengthening as it crosses the  Gulf of Mexico.
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Insurers benefit from a quiet hurricane season.
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Hurricane Ivan looks set to cost tour operators as they race to get customers out of harm's way, though future bookings may not suffer too much.
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DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- Oil-service equipment in the Gulf of Mexico is built to withstand the fierce winds of Hurricane Ivan. The bigger threat is a decline in demand for the companies&#39; equipment.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Natural disasters will  cost insurers a record $35 billion this year, after hurricanes  lashed the Caribbean and southeastern United States and a  record 10 typhoons soaked Japan in events seen as linked to  global warming, climate experts said on Wednesday.
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Insurers are braced to pay out at  least $5 billion in claims for devastation caused by Hurricane  Charley, making the storm the second most costly after  Hurricane Andrew, industry and government officials said on  Monday.
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Another increase in oil prices due to concerns over Hurricane Ivan&#39;s effect on oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico didn&#39;t have a large impact on trading.
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Hurricane Ivan spared Jamaica a direct hit yesterday, suddenly turning away from the island&#39;s shore, but the fierce rains and winds at its edges still killed 11 people, collapsed houses and washed out roads.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan spun off deadly tornadoes, swamped streets in storm-weary Florida and battered and bruised the Alabama coast, but largely spared Mississippi, Louisiana and especially vulnerable New Orleans...
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Hurricane Ivan may cost insurers less than first estimated after the third storm to hit the United States in six weeks skirted New Orleans.
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Insured losses in the United States from  Hurricane Ivan are expected to range from $3 billion to $6  billion, a risk assessment group said on Wednesday.
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The approach of Hurricane Ivan, with its impact on oil and the economy, is likely to send stocks lower at Wednesday&#39;s open.
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Losses for the global insurance industry from the devastating earthquake and tsunami waves in Southeast Asia -- where the death toll is in the tens of thousands -- are likely to be sharply below claims from the hurricanes in Florida this year, as the regions hit over the weekend are generally underinsured, analysts said yesterday.
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Damages from Sundayâs tsunami seem unlikely to wreak devastation on the insurance industry after Swiss Re, the worldâs second-largest reinsurer, said on Thursday that disaster would cost it less than SFr100m ($88m).
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KEY LARGO, Fla. - Tourists and residents throughout the Florida Keys were sent packing Thursday to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Ivan, even as millions of disaster-stricken residents struggled to pick up the pieces from Hurricanes Frances and Charley...
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Hurricane Ivan, which slammed into the US Gulf coast today, may cost insurers $4 billion to $10 billion, rivaling hurricanes Charley and Frances, Risk Management Solutions Inc.