Quotes about wilma (16 Quotes)



    Even if you have insurance, you should apply by January 5th if your home or business suffered damage from Hurricane Wilma. You may find that you still have needs after your insurance settlement and you may qualify for financial assistance in the form of a low-interest disaster loan or grant.

    We lost Internet and phone access and likely missed out on more than 5,000 additional orders due to Hurricane Wilma. Business owners should not make the same costly mistakes this hurricane season.

    We feel that the NHL made the correct decision to reschedule Saturday's game as the South Florida community prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Wilma. The league acted in the best interest of the fans, our employees and both hockey clubs.



    While (Wilma won't affect) the oil sector, expect the insurance, retail and construction sectors to be heavily traded this week. With the October Consumer confidence and home sales due out later, the U.S. market could well end up deep in the red as inflation keeps the pressure on.

    But Wilma still could cause tremendous damage and loss of life if we're not careful, ... The storm surge and the wave action will be tremendous with this hurricane, given the intensity and the size.


    We are already at about 50 billion of insured losses from catastrophes in this country so far and that could be as high as 70 billion, depending on what Katrina does. Hurricane Wilma is a situation that is going to exacerbate what was already problematic for the insurance industry.

    The primary difference between Wilma and Katrina storm preparations is a renewed effort to make coordination at all levels of government as seamless as possible. We believe responsibilities and expectations are clear at all levels.

    If you had any damage caused by Hurricane Wilma that occurred October 23 through November 18, 2005, we hope you will visit the Center and personally meet with an SBA Representative. Our staff will be glad to answer any questions about the disaster loan program, give you an application, and provide any extra help you may need or want in completing your application.

    Estimates of insured losses from Wilma range from 4 billion to 10 billion. The four hurricanes last year and the same number so far in 2005 in the state indicate that there might be more years like this ahead, ... That means that the risks associated with insuring properties in these areas have substantially increased.

    I think there's gong to be hurricane effect for next couple of readings. It's not just Katrina and Rita. Hurricane Wilma was causing evacuations, business closings in October.


    The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund should ease the burden on insurers, assuming Wilma causes significant damage in Florida, ... The Fund should make Wilma a far less dramatic event than Katrina, assuming it makes landfall as a strong storm.

    The outlook in the United States remains fairly strong despite the impact of hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and rising fuel costs on consumer confidence. Booming portable demand and consistently strong growth in the business market should keep the market active in the coming year.



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