With hundreds of claims continuing to come in, estimated insured losses from Hurricane Idalia topped $175 million on Wednesday.
Data posted on the state Office of Insurance Regulation website said estimated insured losses were about $175.26 million, based on 18,923 reported claims.
That was up from estimated insured losses of $168.59 million and 18,353 reported claims on Tuesday.
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The Wednesday data showed that 12,991 residential property claims had been filed, with other claims filed for such things as auto damage. It also showed that 2,927 claims had been closed with payments, while 2,346 had been closed without payments.
The Category 3 Idalia made landfall Aug. 30 in the Keaton Beach area of Taylor County before crossing parts of rural North Florida.
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