The Division of Insurance released its figures regarding Tropical Storm Irene. It estimates that total insurance claims from the tropical storm now number 28,500 and total damages total approximately $90,000,000. Here is a breakdown on the claim and damage amounts by county:
Claims by County in the Commonwealth
- Barnstable: 1000 claims totaling $2,600,000
- Berkshire: 350 claims totaling $960,000
- Bristol: 4000 claims totaling $14,000,000
- Dukes: 30 claims totaling $88,000
- Essex: 1000 claims totaling $4,000,000
- Franklin: 150 claims totaling $750,000
- Hampden: 600 claims totaling $2,500,000
- Hampshire: 200 claims totaling $800,000
- Middlesex: 5100 claims totaling $17,400,000
- Nantucket: 6 claims totaling $13,000
- Plymouth: 4300 claims totaling $14,000,000
- Suffolk: 1300 claims totaling $4,500,000
- Worcester: 3500 claims totaling $10,600,000