Thousands of insured damage claims are still open as hurricane season approaches

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As hurricane season begins, the damages from past storms have not fully been resolved as Florida has over 54,000 previous insured damage claims still open.

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That’s about 7.24% of total claims from the last three major hurricanes to hit the state, according to data from Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.

The most recent cyclone, Hurricane Idalia, brought a total estimated insured loss of $309.5 million. Central Florida did not get the full impact from Idalia, with Orange County only seeing 411 insured claims.

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