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Hurricanes Helene, Milton Expected to Cost Insurers as Much as $55 Billion

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Back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton are expected to cost insurers $35 billion to $55 billion, according to Moody’s RMS risk-modeling unit.

The estimates roughly line up with those of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. Chief Executive Officer J. Patrick Gallagher, who said in a Bloomberg Television interview Monday that he expected insured losses of $35 billion to $45 billion.