Hurricane Irma claims top $5.3bn in Florida

Loss claims from Hurricane Irma surpassed $5.3bn in Florida last
week, the state's insurance regulator reported today.
The largest number of claims were filed in the southernmost
counties as well as in the east central part of the state near
Orlando, the records from the Florida office of insurance
regulation show. Statewide, there have been almost 773,000 claims
filed and most remain open.
Commercial property claims numbered 41,798 as of late Friday,
while there were 3,686 business interruption