ADVISORY/Fewer Insured Losses in 2000 Despite Huge Floods.Business Editors & Insurance Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday Thursday: see week. (March 15) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Graphics, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) In 2000, catastrophes claimed more than 17,400 lives and caused overall financial losses, not counting indirect economic damage, of almost $50 billion (U.S.). According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Swiss Re's definitive statistics, the burden on the insurance industry was comparatively low at $10.6 billion (U.S.). You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?2355 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. video, audio, text, graphics and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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