Monday, March 5, 2012

Midwest suffers weather losses.

MICHAEL BRADFORD

PRAGUE, Okla. - Insurers trying to catch their breath from Hurricane Georges claims are facing additional storm-related losses far from the coast.

Several tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma earlier this month, injuring at least 12 people and destroying homes and businesses in several cities. Insured damage in Oklahoma is expected to reach as much as $20 million, according to the Southwestern Insurance Information Service in Austin, Texas.

Meanwhile, heavy rain storms killed at least seven in the Kansas City area in Missouri and swamped homes and businesses. Rains also hit neighboring Kansas City, Kan., but the bulk of the …

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