| ESTIMATED INSURED PROPERTY LOSSES, U.S. CATASTROPHES, 2004-2013 (1) |
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| Year |
Number of
catastrophes |
Number of
claims (millions) |
Dollars when
occurred ($ billions) |
In 2013 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
| 2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
$27.5 |
$32.9 |
| 2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
72.2 |
| 2006 |
31 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
10.4 |
| 2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
| 2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
29.0 |
| 2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
| 2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
15.1 |
| 2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
34.7 |
| 2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
35.5 |
| 2013 |
28 |
1.8 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2013 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: The Property Claim Services® (PCS®) unit of ISO®, a Verisk Analytics® company. |
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