Customers across more than a dozen states were impacted, with those in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Alabama suffering the largest losses. Unitrin's catastrophe teams have been on the ground since the storms began, working to provide funds for emergency living expenses and to expedite claims processing. Total claims are estimated to reach approximately 12,000.

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