Although millions of dollars in insurance claim settlements have already been delivered to policyholders, a Texas insurance association is urging claimants to exercise patience with the process.

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), a P/C trade association, is reporting that thousands of insurance claim adjusters are examining the damage left behind by Hurricane Ike from the Texas coast to the Arkansas border. But it cautioned that many who are there helping have experienced losses, as well.

"Agents and claim adjusters work their hardest following catastrophes," said Mark Hanna, spokesman for ICT, in a release. "Many of the agents' homes and businesses were damaged by Hurricane Ike and they're deluged with claims while working without power and under harsh conditions. They're trying to reach and comfort as many people as possible in any given day." Hanna went on to say that catastrophe teams rushed first to areas that experienced the heaviest damage.

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