Allianz-Slovenska Poistovna has recorded 72 reports of damage since August 3, mostly concerning flooded cellars in houses and blocks of flats.
"Clients also reported damage to electrical wiring due to lightning strikes, while the roof of one farm building collapsed and sewage systems were flooded," said Artur Sturmankin, the company's corporate communications specialist, as quoted by the TASR newswire. "The hail caused damage to cars, vineyards and crops."
The insurer estimates the damage at over EUR 190,000 for now, and expects more claims to come in over the next few days.
CSOB spokesperson Poistovna Zuzana Eliasova said that the insurer has received claims concerning water flooding living rooms via other closed rooms and the flooding of basement areas. She added that the company is currently completing its examination of claims filed in response to the floods in Zilina Region two weeks ago. The insurer has already completed four fifths of the claims, as reported by TASR.
Damage from the thunderstorm in Bratislava reported to Komunslna Poistovna has so far amounted to around EUR 12,000. This mainly concerns parts of flooded homes and damaged cars and company property. The company's PR specialist, Daniela Sulcova, noted that this is just an initial estimate and that the company expects more claims to come in, TASR wrote.
Also, Generali has reported its 30 first claims related to the thunderstorm. The damages are expected to reach nearly EUR 39,000, and include flooded residential and non-residential spaces, as well as damage caused by lightning, the company's spokesperson, Lucia Makayova, told TASR.
Kooperative has so far registered about 22 claims, with damages at about EUR 50,000. The insurer expects more claims to come, TASR reported.
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SLOVAKIA: Insurance claims start rolling in after thunderstorm
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