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Insurance Wire Weekly: Hurricane Lowell insured losses estimated at $0.5B–$1B, Kauai hardest hit

Issue of 7 September 2026

1 dispatch from the week that was.

1. Carriers Hurricane Lowell insured losses estimated at $0.5B, $1B, Kauai hardest hit

   Cotality has put insured losses from Hurricane Lowell at between $0.5 billion and $1.0 billion, with Kauai County bearing the brunt of the damage. The storm passed just west of Niihau as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing hurricane-force gusts, flooding rain, and destructive surf. The estimate, reported by Carrier Management, marks a significant event for a market where Hawaiian wind and flood exposure is rarely stress-tested at this scale.

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