RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19 — Hurricane Isabel rode off into the sunset Friday, but not before it killed 23 people and left behind a mammoth weekend of work for utilities along the waterlogged East Coast.As floods continued to plague the region, many of the 4.5 million customers who lost power faced the possibility they could remain in the dark for as long as a week
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Friday, Sept. 19— As soon as Isabel began to clear out, insurance adjusters began to tally up the damage. The insurance industry estimates Isabel will cost about $1 billion in claims.
The most expensive hurricane ever was Andrew in 1992, with $15.5 billion in claims. After that storm, insurance companies raised deductibles for wind damage, which means more money out-of-pocket for policy holders. Wind deductibles in many policies are now a percentage of the value of the home