Firesâ Cost to Insurers Is in Range of $1 Billion
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The California wildfires are going to cost only a fraction of the $41.1 billion that insurance companies paid out for Hurricane Katrina.
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Insurers are having their costliest year since 2001, when the September 11th terrorist attacks in the US led to $26.5 billion in catastrophe claims.
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The fires raging in Southern California have likely caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and businesses, the state's insurance commissioner said on Tuesday.
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Losses from the wildfires ripping across Southern California have reached $1 billion, and economists said Wednesday the tally could be pushed even higher when the final costs of rebuilding and lost tourism are determined.
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The 2004 hurricane season is expected to be costly for insurers, with early estimates of $8bn (Â£4.5bn) of losses from just one of the storms that have hit the United States this year.
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Australian building products group James Hardie has agreed to pay $1.1bn (Â£568m) to victims of asbestos-related diseases. The landmark deal could see thousands of people suffering from lung diseases - caused
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Insurers are braced to pay out about  $7 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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By Tom Knudson THE SACRAMENTO BEE  When the Deep Fire broke out in the Sequoia National Forest on Aug. 12, 2004, Forest Service fire managers projected that the cost of fighting it would be modest -- about $200 an acre.  But costs raced faster than the flames.
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The State Department announced a $1 million emergency fund Thursday to help cover such expenses as legal fees and medical bills for human rights activists.
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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.
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The suit seeks $1 billion in damages and an injunction against further violations.
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Damages from the wildfires in California's San Diego County were expected to exceed $1 billion, a top official said on Wednesday.
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By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press  RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A blaze that killed five federal firefighters last year has emboldened those who question the cost of saving the ever expanding number of homes on the fringe of wilderness.
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Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Charley will probably cost insurers $7.4 billion, according to the first loss estimate based on insurance claims.
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The tsunami catastrophe in south Asia  is likely to have wreaked economic damage of more than 10  billion euros ($13.6 billion), compounding what was already the  most expensive year in history for insurers, the world's  largest reinsurer said.
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The insurance industry says claims relating to the floods which hit parts of the UK in June will total Â£1.5bn.
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Insurers are counting the cost of Hurricane Charley in Florida, with early damage estimates reaching as high as $14bn (Â£7.6; 11bn euros).