Hurricane Irene’s U.S. insured damage losses as high as $6.6 billion: Aon

Aon Benfield estimates insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Irene will range between $1.6 billion to $6.6 billion.
The storm killed about 46 people in the United States and caused nearly 8 million power outages at its peak, as well as damage to tens of thousands of homes, businesses, other structures and vehicles, an Aon Benfield release says.
Aon Benfield also pegged insured losses from the magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck the mid-Atlantic U.S. on Aug. 23 at $100 million.
The most notable impacts were felt in Washington, D.C., where several monuments sustained cracks. Additional structural damage and isolated incidents of broken gas and water pipes were seen in Virginia, West Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.