Wednesday, May 4th, 2005 — Kevin McCarty, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Commissioner reported on Tuesday morning that 186 insurance companies still have 57,830 claims relating to the 2004 hurricance season unsettled. McCarty stated that although the preliminary numbers look positive and it appears things are moving in the right direction, he is reserving judgment until the Office of Insurance Regulation has time to develop more concrete data about the status of these claims as it appears many of them can be closed once contractors finish the repairs.