| Top 10 Costliest Global Tropical Cyclones by Insured Losses, 1900-2020 (1) |
(2020 US$ billions)
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Insured loss |
| Rank |
Date |
Country/region |
Event |
Dollars when
occurred |
In 2020
dollars (2) |
| 1 |
Aug. 2005 |
U.S. |
Hurricane Katrina |
$65 |
$86 |
| 2 |
Sep. 2017 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Irma |
33 |
35 |
| 3 |
Oct. 2012 |
U.S., Caribbean, Canada |
Hurricane Sandy |
30 |
34 |
| 4 |
Aug. 2017 |
U.S. |
Hurricane Harvey |
30 |
32 |
| 5 |
Sep. 2017 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Maria |
30 |
31 |
| 6 |
Aug. 1992 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Andrew |
16 |
30 |
| 7 |
Sep. 2008 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Ike |
18 |
22 |
| 8 |
Oct. 2005 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Wilma |
13 |
16 |
| 9 |
Sep. 2004 |
U.S., Caribbean |
Hurricane Ivan |
11 |
14 |
| 10 |
Sep. 2018 |
Japan |
Typhoon Jebi |
13 |
14 |
(1) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2021.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. consumer price index.
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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