Hannover Re Estimates €500-700M Claims from LA Fires
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Fires in the Los Angeles area may result in claims of between 500 million euros ($518.95 million) and 700 million euros for the reinsurer Hannover Re, the company's chief executive Jean-Jacques Henchoz said on Thursday.
He said that industry-wide losses could total between $30 billion and $40 billion.
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(Reporting by Tom Sims and Alexander Huebner, Editing by Miranda Murray)
