| Rank |
Event |
Location |
Date |
Number of
paid losses |
Amount paid
($ millions) |
Average
paid loss |
| 1 |
Hurricane Katrina |
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN |
Aug. 2005 |
166,792 |
$16,075 |
$96,378 |
| 2 |
Hurricane Ike |
AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO,
OH, PA, TX |
Sep. 2008 |
45,244 |
2,468 |
54,555 |
| 3 |
Hurricane Ivan |
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA,
MD, MS, NJ, NY, NC,
OH, PA, TN, VA, WV |
Sep. 2004 |
27,599 |
1,576 |
57,091 |
| 4 |
Tropical Storm
Allison |
FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX |
Jun. 2001 |
30,662 |
1,104 |
35,998 |
| 5 |
Louisiana flood |
LA |
May 1995 |
31,343 |
585 |
18,667 |
| 6 |
Hurricane Isabel |
DE, MD, NJ, NY,
NC, PA, VA, WV |
Sep. 2003 |
19,853 |
492 |
24,774 |
| 7 |
Hurricane Rita |
AL, AR, FL, LA,
MS, TN, TX |
Sep. 2005 |
9,480 |
465 |
49,058 |
| 8 |
Hurricane Floyd |
CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, ME,
MD, NH, NJ, NC,
PA, SC, VA, VT |
Sep. 1999 |
20,439 |
462 |
22,617 |
| 9 |
Hurricane Opal |
AL, NC, PR, SC, TN |
Oct. 1995 |
10,343 |
406 |
39,208 |
| 10 |
Hurricane Hugo |
GA, NC, PR, SC, VA,
U.S. Virgin Islands |
Sep. 1989 |
12,843 |
376 |
29,315 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to June 30, 2009. Defined by the National Flood Insurance Program as an event that produces at least 1,500 paid losses. Stated in dollars when occurred.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Securiity, Federal Emergency Management Agency. |