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Floir data shows that First Protective has the largest market share, at 9.4 percent, followed by USAA, with 7.6 percent.
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Insured losses from Hurricane Michael have been estimated to fall within a wide $3bn to $10bn range.
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It is the first storm since 1898 to strike the state as a Category 3 hurricane.
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Risk modeller CoreLogic has estimated Hurricane Michael’s insured losses will be between $2bn and $4.5bn, with Willis Towers Watson noting the event will fail to rock the market.
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The storm is forecast to make landfall this afternoon local time near Panama City.
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Appetite for last-minute cover appears muted ahead of Hurricane Michael’s landfall in Florida.
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The major state carrier absent from the group active in the panhandle is UPC Insurance.
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The modelling agency also said Michael will be of a greater intensity than Florence when it makes landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
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CoreLogic predicted Michael will strengthen to make landfall at Category 3 strength.
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If Hurricane Michael does intensify, the reinsurance sector will be especially exposed: analyst.
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The National Hurricane Center predicts a Category 1 landfall but if Michael is slower to reach the coast it may have more time to intensify, said JLT.
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Kong-rey is forecast to pass the islands of Kyushu and Honshu, according to Tropical Storm Risk.