Hurricane Gustav–a Category 2 hurricane that battered the Louisiana coast yesterday–could cost insurers up to $10 billion, according to early catastrophe loss estimates.
The top damage estimates include losses from oil and gas production fields, which felt the brunt of Hurricane Gustav as a Category 3 storm, with sustained winds topping 115 miles-per-hour.
To recap the estimates from the catastrophe modelers:
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