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The Haiti Earthquake caused an estimated 250,000 fatalities--and disease, starvation and lack of medical care could push the death toll higher, a catastrophe modeling firm said.
The initial magnitude 7.0 earthquake that caused catastrophic death and destruction in Haiti on Jan. 12 was virtually uninsured, although the insurance industry quickly rallied last week to help raise relief funds for the devastated nation.
Relief efforts by the insurance industry to help victims of the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake in Haiti continue to grow, with more announcements of donations.
Revising its estimate upward, Eqecat catastrophe modeling firm said it now estimates economic damage from Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti to be in the low-single-digit billions of dollars.
Revising its estimate upward, Eqecat catastrophe modeling firm said it now estimates economic damage from Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti to be in the low-single-digit billions of dollars.
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility said Haiti's government as a member of its risk pooling facility will receive a little under $8 million for earthquake damage.
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that caused catastrophic death and destruction in Haiti created hundreds of millions in economic damage, but insurance coverage for losses is minimal, according to modeling firms.