Mexican Insurers Estimate Damage from Hurricane Odile at $224 Million

Please Rate Vote 1 Vote 2 Vote 3 Vote 4 Vote 5

Hurricane Odile caused 3 billion pesos ($224 million) in damage when it slammed into the western state of Baja California Sur last week, Mexico’s AMIS insurers association said.

Odile, which made landfall in the resort area of Los Cabos as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of more than 200 kph (124 mph), is blamed for six deaths.

The 200 or so insurance adjusters deployed in the state since the storm passed are dealing with 2,330 Odile-related claims, AMIS director Recaredo Arias told a press conference Thursday.

Unlike hurricanes Ingrid and Manuel in 2013, Odile did not cause significant harm to hotels and businesses, Arias said.

“Based upon our experience we estimate the cost this time will be lower than (hurricane) Wilma’s (in 2005), because of the type and density of the hotel infrastructure affected, and after having carried out physical inspections, we believe it may even be lower than Ingrid and Manuel,” he said.

Wilma, a late-season storm, battered Cancun and other resorts on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula

AMIS has opened a temporary customer service center at the Los Cabos office of the National Fund for Tourism Promotion, Arias said.

[readon1 url="http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2354039&CategoryId=14091"]Source:www.laht.com[/readon1]