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Should Hurricane Ike Make Landfall, It Will Be Third to Hit U.S. in 2008

INSURANCE INFORMATION INSTITUTE
Contact: Press Offices
New York: 212-346-5500; media@iii.org
Washington, D.C.: 202-833-1580

NEW YORK, September 11, 2008 ¯ Reporters looking for insurance information on Hurricane Ike, which is expected to make landfall Saturday in Texas, should contact the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Information Institute (I.I.I.). Ike will be the third hurricane to strike the U.S. in 2008. The others were Hurricane Dolly in July (Texas) and Hurricane Gustav earlier this month (Louisiana).

The I.I.I.'s media contacts are:

Michael Barry, vice president, Media Relations
Office Number: 212-346-5542, Cell Number: 917-923-8245, email: michaelb@iii.org

Elianne Gonzalez, Hispanic press officer (Miami)
Office Number: 954-389-9517, Cell Number: 305-407-4305, email: elianneg@iii.org

Carolyn Gorman, vice president (Washington, D.C.)
Office Number: 202-833-1580; Cell Number: 202-253-7400; email: carolyng@iii.org

Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and economist
Office Number: 212-346-5520, Cell Number: 917-453-1885, email: bobh@iii.org

Jeanne Salvatore, senior vice president, Public Affairs and consumer spokesperson
Office Number: 212-346-5555, Cell Number: 917-612-4088, email: jeannes@iii.org

Loretta Worters, vice president, Communications
Office Number: 212-346-5545, Cell Number: 917-620-0982, email: lorettaw@iii.org

For additional information about Texas hurricanes, go to Hurricane Fact Files and Market Share by State

The I.I.I. is a nonprofit communications organization supported by the insurance industry.