Hurricane Dorian Generates Thousands Of Travel Insurance Claims

Hurricane Dorian has proven a tremendously destructive extreme weather event by nearly any measure, claiming a reported seven lives as of Wednesday and destroying wide swaths of the Bahamas’ Abaco and Grand Bahama Island districts.

The historic storm is also producing a substantial number of travel insurance claims, report officials at Allianz Global Assistance.

As of September 4, Allianz Global Assistance received 2,200 claims and fielded more than 200 calls from customers affected by Hurricane Dorian, said Dan Durazo, a company spokesman.

“If Dorian had occurred in 2018, so far it would be the second-largest hurricane claims event of the year,” Durazo said, “behind Hurricane Florence with 5,017 claims and ahead of Hurricane Michael with 1,433 claims. Dorian is a significant event for Allianz Travel Insurance customers.”