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When Hurricane Wilma headed toward the southeast coast of Florida, there was a sense of disbelief and weariness among policyholders, insurance company officials, claim adjusters, and state officials.

A total of seven natural catastrophes in the third quarter of this year cost the nation's property and casualty insurers an all-time high of $40.8 billion in insured property losses in 14 states.

The average auto insurance premium in the United States increased six percent from 2002, to about $939 in 2003, according to the 2002/2003 Auto Insurance Database Report.

"This bill is not the solution to deal with the flooded vehicles issue in Louisiana," said Greg LaCost, assistant vice president, regional manager and counsel for the Property Casualty Insurers

Producers Expect Impact From Katrina, But Not Across-The-Board Price HikesBig brokers, Main Street agents see regional hit, but no dramatic shift nationwideWhile pricing momentum ...

Boost Building Codes, Congress UrgedHigher standards in three states hit by Katrina could have saved 80 percent of lossesWashingtonThree of the states in the ...

Lawmakers At Odds Over Katrina LessonsFederal, state officials discuss solutions, but lack consensus on any approachWashingtonThe destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina might have spotlighted ...

Claims News Service, Nov. 7, 01:05 p.m. EST -- Pummeled by Hurricane Katrina and six other natural catastrophes in the third quarter, U.S. property/casualty insurers paid an all-time record $40.8