Insurance agents and carriers in the path of Hurricane Milton reported only minor damage to their own offices and homes but a rapidly growing number of claims from residential and commercial policyholders for roof, flood and auto damage.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported that as of late Thursday, carriers had seen almost 1,900 claims, most of those from residential properties. The early estimate of insured losses from those claims was more than $21 million, a total that will rise sharply in coming days as insurers report data to OIR.

In the Tampa area, which saw high winds and some storm surge, commercia

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