Industry Sees Minimal Impact On Operations

The blackout of 2003 had little effect on insurance broker and insurance company service operations despite the massive extent of the power outage.

Most insurance company offices in the affected areas, which extended through Ohio, Michigan, New York, portions of Canada, and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut, had to close, but back-up systems rerouted claims and customer service operations.

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