Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for Hurricane Melissa
Verisk estimates that insured losses for Hurricane Melissa will range between USD 2.2 billion to USD 4.2 billion.
Meteorological History of Melissa
Melissa became a hurricane on October 21, with exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures and low wind shear leading to rapid intensification on October 25.
Hurricane Melissa set a record as the most intense hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica and is tied for the most intense hurricane landfall globally since recordkeeping began in 1851.
The industry loss range includes estimated wind and precipitation-induced flood from Melissa’s track across Jamaica, with most of the modeled loss attributable to wind.
Author's summary: Verisk estimates Hurricane Melissa's insured losses.
More News
- Full steam ahead for good causes at train station's big birthday bash
- Breaking: Loyalist troops foil coup attempt in Benin
- Cheap Domestic Flights in United States of America
- Tartan Army set for ‘big bash’ in Boston with two games in New England
- IndiGo Flights Cancellation Live Updates
- Benin: the government declares coup attempt has been 'foiled'
- GRIDLOCK Definition & Meaning
- Après la tentative de coup d'Etat au Bénin, la menace du pouvoir kaki plus présente que jamais en Afrique
- Canada's Air Transat to suspend flights
- Commuters hot under the collar as snow, ice gridlock roads across Seoul