Net income after taxes for private U.S. property and casualty (P&C) insurers for the first nine months of 2014 dropped by $5.1 billion to $37.7 billion, compared to $42.7 billion over the same time period in 2013.
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak said damages from the Moore, Okla. tornado may exceed $3 billion while AIR Worldwide estimates that the replacement value of damaged properties around the track of the tornado could be as high as $6 billion.