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Hurricane Lala's Close Brush With Hawaii Leaves Insurers With Wind, Flood Losses

Hurricane Lala's strong winds and heavy rainfall damaged houses and infrastructure and caused what could be months-long power outages as it passed just offshore the Big Island of Hawaii on Aug. . . .

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