| Top 10 States For Homeowners Insurance Lightning Losses By Number Of Claims, 2016 |
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| Rank |
State |
Number of paid claims |
Insured losses ($ millions) |
Average cost per claim |
| 1 |
Florida |
10,385 |
$67.8 |
$6,526 |
| 2 |
Texas |
9,098 |
87.2 |
9,580 |
| 3 |
Georgia |
8,037 |
66.3 |
8,250 |
| 4 |
Louisiana |
5,956 |
31.5 |
5,291 |
| 5 |
North Carolina |
5,889 |
42.2 |
7,162 |
| 6 |
California |
4,764 |
47.4 |
9,951 |
| 7 |
Alabama |
4,294 |
28.4 |
6,604 |
| 8 |
Illinois |
3,870 |
28.7 |
7,424 |
| 9 |
Arkansas |
3,422 |
20.1 |
5,882 |
| 10 |
Virginia |
3,331 |
26.8 |
8,036 |
| |
Total, top 10 |
59,046 |
$446.3 |
$7,559 |
Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®. |
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