Catastrophe modeler Eqecat says it expects Hurricane Sandy will cause up to $10 billion in losses for the insurance industry. 

Eqecat puts total economic damages from Sandy at between $10 billion and $20 billion, with insured losses between $5 billion to $10 billion. 

At the low end of Eqecat's estimate, Hurricane Sandy would become one of the ten costliest hurricanes in the United States, according to the Insurance Information Institute. 

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