Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi told a legislative committee that Connecticut saw 58,002 claims for Hurricane Irene. Of those claims, 84.8 percent have been closed (88 percent for homeowners’ claims) and $161 million have been paid out to policyholders as of Oct. 31, 64 days after Irene, he said. The commissioner gave an update during the Tuesday, Nov. 15, hearing before Connecticut legislature’s insurance and real estate committee.