Nigerian Insurers Face Record Claims as Protest Costs Mount

  • Banks, retailers and hotels send notifications to insurers
  • Industry recapitalization seen delayed by incoming claims

People look at burnout buses in Lagos on Oct. 24. 

Photographer: Sunday Alamba/AP Photo

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Nigerian insurers are facing their biggest claims on record after protests against police brutality turned violent, leading to large-scale looting and destruction.