Dealing with disaster claims - Puerto Rico's losses following Hurricane Maria

HBlair@cl-nz.com

Hamish Blair is Branch Manager for Cunningham Lindsey in Christchurch. He recently travelled to Puerto Rico on secondment as a Catastrophe Manager  in Puerto Rico, responsible for coordinating our company’s response to insurance claims from Hurricane Maria. 
As of 9 December 2017, at least 64 people were confirmed killed by the category 5 hurricane in Puerto Rico, however dozens of others are still missing. The death toll in Puerto Rico is believed to befar higher than the official toll, with estimates of the actual loss of life ranging from 500 to more than 1,000.  Total financial losses from the hurricane are estimated at upwards of $91.61 billion USD, mostly in Puerto Rico, ranking it as the third-costliest tropical cyclone on record.