Natural Catastrophe Losses In The United States, 2019 (1) |
($ millions)
|
Event |
Number of events (2) |
Fatalities |
Overall losses |
Insured losses (3) |
Severe thunderstorm |
49 |
70 |
$27,000 |
$20,300 |
Winter storms and cold waves |
16 |
73 |
7,400 |
2,100 |
Tropical cyclone |
5 |
16 |
3,900 |
1,900 |
Wildfire, heat waves, and drought |
9 |
11 |
1,300 |
830 |
Flood, flash flood |
9 |
7 |
10,100 |
200 |
Earthquake and geopyhsical |
2 |
3 |
180 |
50 |
Total |
90 |
180 |
$49,900 |
$25,500 |
(1) As of May 2020.
(2) Events that have caused at least one fatality or losses of $3 million or more.
(3) Sourced from Property Claim Services based on property losses including, if applicable, agricultural, offshore, marine, aviation and National Flood Insurance Progam losses; may differ from data shown elsewhere.
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