Natural Catastrophe Losses In The United States, 2016 (1) |
($ millions)
|
Event |
Number of relevant events (2) |
Fatalities |
Overall losses |
Insured losses (3) |
Severe thunderstorm (4) |
43 |
40 |
$19,000 |
$14,000 |
Winter storms and cold waves |
7 |
55 |
1,700 |
1,000 |
Flood, flash flood |
19 |
83 |
15,000 |
4,300 |
Earthquake and geophysical |
2 |
0 |
minor |
minor |
Tropical cyclone |
2 |
52 |
7,000 |
3,500 |
Wildfire, heat waves and drought |
18 |
32 |
1,200 |
1,000 |
Total |
91 |
262 |
$43,900 |
$23,800 |
(1) As of February 2017.
(2) Events that have caused at least one fatality or losses of $3 million or more.
(3) Based on property losses including, if applicable, agricultural, offshore, marine, aviation and National Flood Insurance Program losses and may differ from data shown elsewhere.
(4) Includes tornadoes.
Source: The Property Claim Services® (PCS®) unit of ISO®, a Verisk Analytics® company, © 2017 Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE. |
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