As many as four tornadoes in Ontario start insurance claims
Tornadoes struck southern Ontario late Thursday, killing one person and destroying homes, businesses and cars, Reuters reports.
"We're starting to see some claims come in, in a fairly steady way," said Ian Blair, a spokesman for Intact Financial, one of Canada's largest property and casualty insurers. "Primarily it's wind damage as you might expect, as opposed to rain damage."
As many as four tornadoes reportedly may have been involved. "There were probably four, or at least four, but it is too early to confirm with certainty," said Peter Kimbell, a meteorologist at Environment Canada.
A spokeswoman for the Insurance Bureau of Canada, an industry association, said most of the damage is likely covered by homeowner policies and by comprehensive motor policies.
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