Hurricane Florence insured losses $1.7 billion to $4.6 billion: AIR Worldwide

(Reuters) - Insured losses from winds and storm surge spurred by Hurricane Florence will range from $1.7 billion to $4.6 billion, catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide said on Tuesday.

The estimate does not include the impact of ongoing flooding caused by the storm's "unprecedented precipitation," said AIR Worldwide, a Verisk Analytics Inc unit.

(Reporting by Suzanne Barlyn; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)