| Rank |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Number of paid losses |
Amount paid ($ millions) |
Average paid loss |
| 1 |
Aug. 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina |
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN |
167,730 |
$16,277 |
$97,046 |
| 2 |
Oct. 2012 |
Superstorm Sandy |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV |
127,418 |
7,298 |
57,277 |
| 3 |
Sep. 2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX |
46,461 |
2,670 |
57,466 |
| 4 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV |
28,259 |
1,607 |
56,880 |
| 5 |
Aug. 2011 |
Hurricane Irene |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH,
NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT |
44,031 |
1,319 |
29,946 |
| 6 |
Jun. 2001 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX |
30,663 |
1,104 |
36,000 |
| 7 |
May 1995 |
Louisiana Flood |
LA |
31,343 |
585 |
18,667 |
| 8 |
Aug. 2012 |
Tropical Storm Isaac |
AL, FL, LA, MS |
11,924 |
537 |
45,032 |
| 9 |
Sep. 2003 |
Hurricane Isabel |
DE, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, WV |
19,868 |
493 |
24,833 |
| 10 |
Sep. 2005 |
Hurricane Rita |
AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX |
9,508 |
473 |
49,698 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to August 31, 2013, as of October 31, 2013. Defined by the National Flood Insurance Program as an event that produces at least 1,500 paid losses. Stated in dollars when occurred.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency; U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center. |