Brit Insurance CEO says Katrina largest ever loss
6th Sep 2005, 15:14 GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - Hurricane Katrina is the costliest disaster ever, with the insurance industry slice of the clean-up bill reaching as much as $50 billion (27.2 billion pounds), the chief executive of Brit Insurance BRE.L said on Tuesday.
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