Storm Éowyn losses pegged at ‘moderate’ £520m
Perils has this morning (10 March) disclosed its initial industry loss estimate for Storm Éowyn, which affected the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Central Belt of Scotland from 24 to 25 January.
The first estimate of the insurance market loss, based on loss data collected from the affected insurers, is €619m (£520m).
For the Republic of Ireland, Éowyn marks the biggest windstorm loss for at
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