Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Hurricane Ranked as 2nd Most Expensive
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Hurricane Bob caused $780 million in damage to insured property along the East Coast and was the second most expensive hurricane in U.S. history, according to claim figures released in Boston by the American Insurance Services Group Inc., a trade group. The totals placed Bob’s destructive force second only to Hurricane Hugo’s 1989 assault. The largest losses from the storm occurred in Massachusetts, where claims totaled $525 million.
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