AIR Worldwide modeling firm estimated today that the total of all water property damage from Hurricane Katrina, half of it in New Orleans, is $44 billion.
The modeling service said the estimate is for insurers to use to determine their own exposure, and is not a predictor of insured losses.
AIR said it used high resolution analysis of flood depths in New Orleans and storm surge in four states Katrina affected to make the evaluation.
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