| Top 10 Costliest World Natural Disasters By Insured Losses, 1900-2019 (1) |
(2019 US$ billions)
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| Rank |
Date (2) |
Year |
Country/region |
Event |
Insured loss (3) |
| 1 |
Aug. 30 |
2005 |
U.S., Southeast |
Hurricane Katrina |
$85 |
| 2 |
Mar. 11 |
2011 |
Japan |
2011 Tohoku Earthquake |
40 |
| 3 |
Oct. 29 |
2012 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Sandy |
33 |
| 4 |
Sep. 12 |
2017 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Irma |
33 |
| 5 |
Sep. 2 |
2017 |
U.S., Southeast |
Hurricane Harvey |
31 |
| 6 |
Sep. 28 |
2017 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Maria |
31 |
| 7 |
Aug. 27 |
1992 |
U.S., Bahamas |
Hurricane Andrew |
29 |
| 8 |
Jan. 17 |
1994 |
U.S., West |
Northridge Earthquake |
27 |
| 9 |
Sep. 15 |
2008 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Ike |
21 |
| 10 |
Dec. 15 |
2011 |
Thailand |
Thailand Floods |
18 |
(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. Losses for hurricanes in the United States include losses for the National Flood Insurance Program. As of January 2020.
(2) Date event ended.
(3) Adjusted for inflation by Aon.
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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