| Top 10 Costliest World Natural Disasters by Insured Losses, 2019 (1) |
(US$ billions)
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| Rank |
Date (2) |
Country/region |
Event |
Insured loss in U.S. dollars |
| 1 |
Oct. 6-12 |
Japan |
Typhoon Hagibis |
$9.0 |
| 2 |
Sep. 7-9 |
Japan |
Typhoon Faxai |
6.0 |
| 3 |
May-July |
U.S. |
Mississippi Basin floods |
4.0 |
| 4 |
May 27-30 |
U.S. |
Severe weather |
3.6 |
| 5 |
Aug. 25-Sep. 7 |
Bahamas, Caribbean, U.S., Canada |
Hurricane Dorian |
3.5 |
| 6 |
Mar. 12-31 |
U.S. |
Missouri Basin floods |
2.5 |
| 7 |
Oct. 20-21 |
U.S. |
Dallas tornadoes |
2.2 |
| 8 |
Mar. 23-25 |
U.S. |
Severe weather |
1.4 |
| 9 |
Mar. 10-11 |
Western and Central Europe |
Windstorm Eberhard |
1.2 |
| 10 |
Sep. 17-22 |
U.S. |
Tropical Storm Imelda |
1.2 |
| All other events |
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$36.0 |
| Total 2019 |
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$71.0 (2) |
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least $25 million in insured losses; or 10 deaths; or 50 people injured; or 2,000 filed claims or homes and structures damaged. Hurricane losses in the United States include National Flood Insurance Program losses. As of January 2020.
(2) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed.
Note: Loss data shown here may differ from figures shown elsewhere for the same event due to differences in the date of publication, the geographical area covered and other criteria used by organizations collecting the data.
Source: Aon. |
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