Irma insurance claims near $4.6 billion

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Property-insurance claims from Hurricane Irma have approached $4.6 billion in estimated losses, according to the latest numbers from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.

As of Friday, 703,671 claims, totaling $4,571,183,588 in insured losses, had been filed from the deadly storm that pounded the state Sept. 10 and Sept. 11.

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Of the claims filed, payments had been made on 103,994, while 69,432 had been closed without any compensation for policyholders.

The Office of Insurance Regulation website does not break down the numbers by insurer.

Claims had been filed in all 67 counties, with Miami-Dade County having the largest number, 87,334.

There had been 57,670 claims filed in Orange County and 52,821 in Lee County.