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Insurance, Financial Officials Mobilize in Hurricane Isabel's Wake.

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Sep. 20--Insurance companies dispatched armies of claims adjusters yesterday to help businesses and consumers slammed by Hurricane Isabel, and the Small Business Administration is preparing to lend millions in low-interest loans to aid with the recovery.

Claims from businesses and consumers with losses from Isabel are expected to cost insurers about $1 billion, according to the Insurance Information Institute, a trade association for property and casualty insurers.

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