NU Online News Service, Feb. 16, 3:39 p.m. EST

Two snow storms that hit the United States this month will cause insured damages in excess of $2 billion, according to a catastrophe risk modeling firm.

Oakland, Calif.-based EQECAT said the loss estimate is based on a preliminary assessment of the overall scale of the two storms relative to major prior events in the last two decades.

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