$335 Million Lili Damage Estimate

NU Online News Service, Oct. 17, 11:39 a.m. EST?Insurers are expected to pay $335 million to homeowners and businesses for insured-property losses from Hurricane Lili, which struck Louisiana and Mississippi on Oct. 3, according to estimates by the Property Claim Services unit of the Insurance Services Office Inc.

Lili, initially billed as a Category 4 hurricane, was downgraded to a Category 2 storm with wind speeds near 100 miles-per-hour when it made landfall near New Iberia in Southern Louisiana. Heavy rain exacerbated flood conditions that persisted following Tropical Storm Isidore, which had struck Louisiana the previous week.

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