Damaged Vehicles Already Back (Hurricane Dennis) on the Road Thanks to Quick Action by Progressive Claims Service; Progressive's Claims (The Auto Channel)

Damaged Vehicles Already Back on the Road Thanks to Quick Action by Progressive Claims Service; Progressive's Claims (The Auto Channel)
PENSACOLA, Fla.--July 25, 2005--A little more than two weeks after the first hurricane of the 2005 season struck the Florida Panhandle, the state's fourth largest auto insurer reports that it has settled 80 percent of its auto claims resulting from Hurricane Dennis.

Hurricane Dennis insured damage expected to be $900 million (Gainesville Sun)
nsurers are expected to pay $900 million to cover damage caused by Hurricane Dennis in the U.S., much less than any of the four storms that pummeled the Southeast last year, a risk analysis company said Tuesday.

Farmers report little damage from Dennis (Selma Times-Journal)
While Hurricane Dennis hurt Dallas County farmers, many of them still counted their blessings, according to the Farm Service Agency. Perry Woodruff, of the Agency, said that Dennis wasn't nearly as damaging as Ivan.

Hurricane Dennis Insured Damage Expected To Be $900 Million (NBC 6 Miami)
MIAMI -- Insurers are expected to pay $900 million to cover damage caused by Hurricane Dennis in the U.S., much less than any of the four storms that pummeled the Southeast last year, a risk analysis company said Tuesday.

Man upset that canceled court date ruins case (Tuscaloosa News)
A Montgomery man is upset because a judge dismissed his case after he didn't show up in court on a day when court hearings were canceled due to Hurricane Dennis.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-07-26 16:25 GMT: Hurricane Dennis to cost insurers $900M, ISO says (Interactive Investor)
SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Hurricane Dennis will cause insured losses of $900 million, making it a much less-damaging storm than the four hurricanes that battered the southwest of the U.S. in 2004, the Insurance Services Office said on Tuesday.

July 29, 2005 (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
If you think Southwest Florida beaches are getting smaller... You're right. Hurricane Dennis didn't hit us, but it did wipe away much of our sand. "There used to be a lot more beach," observes beachgoer Mike Cancelrosa.

Dennis downs trees in county (Pickens County Herald)
July 20, 2005 -- Hurricane Dennis may not have been as ferocious as expected when he came ashore in the Florida Pan-handle last week, but he still packed enough force to cause discomfort to Pickens Countians.

Dennis' damage extensive (Sun-Sentinel)
TALLAHASSEE Hurricane Dennis destroyed or badly damaged almost 200 buildings along Florida's Panhandle and cut a swath of major beach erosion that spanned eight counties, the state's environmental agency reported Friday.

Lack of shelter addressed by Aliceville Council (Pickens County Herald)
July 20, 2005 -- The Aliceville City Council last Tuesday was asked why the city did not have a storm shelter last week during Hurricane Dennis.