Charley Smacks Florida, Insurers
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Hurricane Charley unleashed its fury on Florida. The residual impact shouldn't be as bad as Andrew's.
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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).
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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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Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the US in over a decade, will cost insurers just $7.4bn, one insurance expert estimates.
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Hurricane Frances sends commodity prices soaring and depresses insurance stocks as it heads for the Florida coast.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 17  - Hurricane Charley may have caused up to $15 billion in damage in Florida, but that is not seen immediately hurting the state&#39;s credit picture thanks to strong finances and funds in reserve, analysts said ...
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Thousands of Floridians will be getting insurance checks soon to help fix damage from Hurricanes Charley or Frances, but many will be surprised to learn how much of the repair bills they must pay themselves.
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LAKELAND, Fla.  - Hurricane Charley devastated  Florida's $9.1 billion citrus industry, uprooting trees and  stripping off fruit that was ripening for next season's crop,  the state's largest citrus growers' group said on Sunday.
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SARASOTA, Fla. Aug. 18, 2004  The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation.
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Hurricane Frances threatens to dampen  sales, and possibly earnings, for a slew of companies -- from  insurers to airlines -- as business activity screeches to a  halt only three weeks after Hurricane Charley hit Florida.
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As Florida was cleaning up yesterday from its fourth hurricane in six weeks, insurance executives and analysts said they expected the cost of coverage to rise sharply for millions of homes and businesses in the state.
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The line of people filing new claims for jobless benefits grew last week, hurt by damage to businesses caused by Hurricane Charley, a US government report showed.
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Hurricane Frances, the most recent hurricane to hit Florida, likely will result in $2 billion to $10 billion in insured losses, according to credit rating agency Fitch Ratings.
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The physical impact of Hurricane Charley, which slammed into Florida on Aug. 14, was immediately visible: downed trees, caved-in roofs, smashed windows. But in economic terms, the full brunt of the Category 4 storm has yet to be felt. Action Economics ...
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It&#39;s hard to see the silver lining to the clouds over Florida at the moment. Soaking debris and destroyed homes, bereaved families and a rearranged landscape are the testament to Hurricane Charley&#39;s power.
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MIAMI, FLA. - Florida is bracing for a storm system almost twice as big as hurricane Charley, which killed 27 people and caused $7.
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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.