US storms lead to costliest April for insurers since 2011

Five outbreaks of severe storms across the US last month are
expected to generate insured losses of more than $3.0bn, in what
Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting unit said was the costliest
April for insurers since 2011.
The severe weather brought tornadoes, winds and large hail that
damaged parts of the Plains, Midwest, Southeast and
Mid-Atlantic.
Hail caused the most substantial damage, with the state of Texas
witnessing softball and baseball-sized hail during a storm that hit
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