LONDON (Reuters) – Fine art insurers face claims of up to half a billion dollars, their biggest ever payout, to compensate the owners of artwork destroyed when Superstorm Sandy flooded galleries in New York.
Work by 1960s graphic artist and illustrator Peter Max accounts for the bulk of the loss, landing insurers including Catlin with a claim of $300 million, an industry source said.
“This will be the largest single art loss to the market,” said Filippo Guerrini-Maraldi, head of fine art at insurance broker RK Harrison.
Catlin declined to comment.
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