| Natural Catastrophe Losses In The United States, 2015 (1) |
($ millions)
|
| Event |
Number of relevant events (2) |
Fatalities |
Overall losses |
Insured losses (3) |
| Severe thunderstorm |
37 |
114 |
$13,400 |
$9,600 |
| Winter storms and cold waves |
11 |
98 |
4,700 |
3,500 |
| Flood, flash flood |
12 |
86 |
3,800 |
1,100 |
| Earthquake and geophysical |
0 |
0 |
minor |
minor |
| Tropical cyclone |
2 |
5 |
100 |
60 |
| Wildfire, heat waves and drought |
19 |
14 |
4,400 |
1,900 |
| Other |
4 |
7 |
minor |
minor |
| Total |
85 |
324 |
$26,400 |
$16,100 |
(1) As of February 2016.
(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.
Source: Munich Re NatCatSERVICE; Property Claim Services®, a unit of ISO®, a Verisk Analytics® business. © 2016 Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE. |
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