Ohio Insurance Institute Looks Back At Ike

For some Ohioans, the memory of Hurricane Ike is only surpassed by the damage it caused last September 14 as it made its way across the Buckeye State packing winds at speeds equal to a Category 1 hurricane (up to 74 mph).

Strong winds moved diagonally across the state from southwest to northeast over a four-hour period that Sunday afternoon, according to Ohio EMA reports. Losses compiled by insurance companies and state government mounted over time, capping Ohio’s largest natural disaster in recent history - the Xenia tornado of 1974.
According to Property Claim Services (PCS), which provides property loss and catastrophe information for the property/casualty insurance industry, Ohio’s insured losses from Hurricane Ike are now estimated at $1.255 billion. The Ohio and Federal Emergency Management Agencies project local government costs for protection and clean up at an additional $38.6 million...

WHIO TV: Ohio Insurance Institute Looks Back At Ike