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Houston mayor John Whitmire said: “We woke up this morning on the dirty side of a dirty hurricane.” -
Beryl has been downgraded to a tropical storm but is still life-threatening, with news media reporting two deaths so far.
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According to BMS, Hurricane Beryl is likely to be a retained event for most insurance carriers.
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Insured losses could be less than $1bn if current NHC forecasts are accurate.
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The storm destroyed housing in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada.
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The storm is predicted to hit the Caymans tonight or early Thursday.
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Grenada and St Vincent were spared the full brunt of the storm.
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Loss assessment is ongoing but the event looks likely to be a total loss.
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Hurricane conditions are expected in Jamaica on Wednesday, according to the NHC.
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Aggregated losses are likely to be around the long-term H1 average of $8.5bn.
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The estimate is up from A$1.5bn, published by Perils in April.
