| Year |
Number of
catastrophes |
Number of claims
(millions) |
Dollars when occurred
($ billions) |
In 2012 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
| 2003 |
21 |
2.7 |
$12.9 |
$15.8 |
| 2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
27.5 |
32.8 |
| 2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
71.9 |
| 2006 |
31 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
10.3 |
| 2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
| 2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
28.7 |
| 2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
11.1 |
| 2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
14.9 |
| 2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
34.2 |
| 2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2012 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: Property Claim Services (PCS), a division of Verisk Analytics. |