INSURED LOSSES, U.S. CATASTROPHES, 1999-2008 (1)
1999 |
27 |
3.2 |
$8.3 |
$10.7 |
2000 |
24 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
2001 |
20 |
1.5 |
26.5 |
32.2 |
2002 |
25 |
1.8 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
2003 |
21 |
2.7 |
12.9 |
15.1 |
2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
27.5 |
31.3 |
2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
68.7 |
2006 |
33 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
2008 |
37 |
3.9 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured losses to the industry of at least $25 million and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Does not include flood damage covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program. As of July 2009.
(2) Adjusted to 2008 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute.
Source: ISO's Property Claim Services unit (PCS); Insurance Information Institute.
INSURED LOSSES, U.S. CATASTROPHES, 2000-2009 (1)
2000 |
24 |
1.5 |
$4.6 |
$5.7 |
2001 |
20 |
1.5 |
26.5 |
32.1 |
2002 |
25 |
1.8 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
2003 |
21 |
2.7 |
12.9 |
15.0 |
2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
27.5 |
31.2 |
2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
68.4 |
2006 |
33 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
2008 |
37 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
27.4 |
2009 |
28 |
2.2 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured losses to the industry of at least $25 million and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Does not include flood damage covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted to 2009 dollars by ISO, using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: ISO's Property Claim Services (PCS) unit.
INSURED LOSSES, U.S. CATASTROPHES, 2001-2010 (1)
2001 |
20 |
1.5 |
$26.5 |
$32.4 |
2002 |
25 |
1.8 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
2003 |
21 |
2.7 |
12.9 |
15.2 |
2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
27.5 |
31.4 |
2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
68.9 |
2006 |
31 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
27.6 |
2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured losses to the industry of at least $25 million and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Does not include flood damage covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted to 2010 dollars by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: The Property Claim Services (PCS) unit of ISO, a Verisk Analytics company.
ESTIMATED INSURED PROPERTY LOSSES, U.S. CATASTROPHES, 2002-2011 (1)
2002 |
25 |
1.8 |
$5.9 |
$7.2 |
2003 |
21 |
2.7 |
12.9 |
15.5 |
2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
27.5 |
32.2 |
2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
70.6 |
2006 |
31 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
10.1 |
2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
28.2 |
2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
10.9 |
2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
33.6 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Does not include losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2011 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: The Property Claim Services (PCS) unit of ISO, a Verisk Analytics company.
ESTIMATED INSURED PROPERTY LOSSES, U.S. CATASTROPHES, 2003-2012 (1)
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 $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2012 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: Property Claim Services (PCS), a division of Verisk Analytics.
ESTIMATED INSURED PROPERTY LOSSES, U.S. CATASTROPHES, 2004-2013 (1)
Year |
Number of
catastrophes |
Number of
claims (millions) |
Dollars when
occurred ($ billions) |
In 2013 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
$27.5 |
$32.9 |
2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
72.2 |
2006 |
31 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
10.4 |
2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
29.0 |
2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
15.1 |
2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
34.7 |
2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
35.5 |
2013 |
28 |
1.8 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2013 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: The Property Claim Services® (PCS®) unit of ISO®, a Verisk Analytics® company.
ESTIMATED INSURED PROPERTY LOSSES, U.S. CATASTROPHES, 2005-2014 (1)
Year |
Number of
catastrophes |
Number of claims
(millions) |
Dollars when occurred
($ billions) |
In 2014 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
$62.3 |
$73.3 |
2006 |
31 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
10.5 |
2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
29.5 |
2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
11.4 |
2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
15.3 |
2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
35.3 |
2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
36.0 |
2013 |
28 |
1.8 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
2014 |
31 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2014 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: Property Claim Services (PCS®), a Verisk Analytics® business.
Estimated Insured Property Losses, U.S. Catastrophes, 2006-2015 (1)
Year |
Number of catastrophes |
Number of claims
(millions) |
Dollars when occurred
($ billions) |
In 2015 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
2006 |
31 |
2.3 |
$9.2 |
$10.7 |
2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
29.9 |
2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
11.6 |
2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
15.5 |
2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
35.7 |
2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
36.5 |
2013 |
28 |
1.8 |
12.9 |
13.2 |
2014 |
31 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
15.6 |
2015 |
39 |
2.0 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2015 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: Property Claim Services (PCS®), a Verisk Analytics® business.
Estimated Insured Property Losses, U.S. Catastrophes, 2007-2016 (1)
Year |
Number of
catastrophes |
Number of
claims (millions) |
Dollars when
occurred ($ billions) |
In 2016
dollars (2) ($ billions) |
2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
$6.7 |
$7.7 |
2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
30.4 |
2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
11.8 |
2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
15.8 |
2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
36.3 |
2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
37.0 |
2013 |
28 |
1.8 |
12.9 |
13.4 |
2014 |
31 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
15.8 |
2015 |
39 |
2.0 |
15.2 |
15.4 |
2016 |
42 |
3.0 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2016 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: The Property Claim Services® (PCS®) unit of ISO®, a Verisk Analytics® company.
Estimated Insured Property Losses, U.S. Catastrophes, 2008-2017 (1)
Year |
Number of
catastrophes |
Number of
claims (millions) |
Dollars when
occurred ($ billions) |
In 2017 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
$27.0 |
$31.0 |
2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
12.0 |
2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
16.1 |
2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
37.0 |
2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
37.7 |
2013 |
28 |
1.8 |
12.9 |
13.6 |
2014 |
31 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
16.1 |
2015 |
39 |
2.0 |
15.2 |
15.7 |
2016 |
42 |
3.0 |
21.7 |
22.1 |
2017 |
46 |
5.2 |
101.9 |
101.9 |
|
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2017 by the Insurance Information Institute using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: Property Claim Services® (PCS® ), a unit of ISO® , a Verisk Analytics® company; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Estimated Insured Property Losses, U.S. Catastrophes, 2009-2018 (1)
Year |
Number of
catastrophes |
Number of claims
(millions) |
Dollars when occurred
($ billions) |
In 2018 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
$10.5 |
$12.3 |
2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
16.4 |
2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
37.8 |
2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
38.6 |
2013 |
28 |
1.8 |
12.9 |
14.0 |
2014 |
31 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
16.5 |
2015 |
39 |
2.0 |
15.2 |
16.0 |
2016 |
42 |
3.0 |
21.7 |
22.6 |
2017 |
46 |
5.3 |
105.7 |
108.2 |
2018 |
55 |
3.0 |
49.5 |
49.5 |
|
(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. As of November 20, 2019.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2018 by the Insurance Information Institute using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: Property Claim Services® (PCS®), a unit of ISO®, a Verisk Analytics® company; Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Estimated Insured Property Losses, U.S. Natural Catastrophes, 2010-2019 (1)
Year |
In dollars when occurred |
In 2020 dollars (2) |
2010 |
$19.2 |
$22.7 |
2011 |
48.4 |
55.7 |
2012 |
63.5 |
71.5 |
2013 |
24.1 |
26.8 |
2014 |
23.2 |
25.3 |
2015 |
22.9 |
25.0 |
2016 |
31.6 |
34.1 |
2017 |
130.8 |
137.4 |
2018 |
60.4 |
62.0 |
2019 |
39.2 |
39.6 |
|
(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. Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of November 25, 2020.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Source: Aon.
Estimated Insured Property Losses, U.S. Natural Catastrophes, 2011-2020 (1)
Year |
In dollars
when occurred |
In 2020
dollars (2) |
2011 |
$48.4 |
$56.3 |
2012 |
63.5 |
72.3 |
2013 |
24.1 |
27.2 |
2014 |
23.2 |
25.6 |
2015 |
22.9 |
25.3 |
2016 |
31.6 |
34.5 |
2017 |
130.9 |
133.1 |
2018 |
60.4 |
62.7 |
2019 |
38.7 |
39.6 |
2020 |
74.4 |
74.4 |
|
(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. Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of February 23, 2021. Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Source: Aon.
Estimated Insured Property Losses, U.S. Natural Catastrophes, 2012-2021 (1)
Year |
In dollars
when occurred |
In 2021
dollars (2) |
2012 |
$63.5 |
$74.9 |
2013 |
24.1 |
28.1 |
2014 |
23.2 |
26.5 |
2015 |
22.9 |
26.2 |
2016 |
31.6 |
35.7 |
2017 |
130.9 |
144.2 |
2018 |
60.4 |
65.0 |
2019 |
38.7 |
41.0 |
2020 |
81.0 |
84.7 |
2021 |
92.0 |
92.0 |
|
(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. Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of February 1, 2022. Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Source: Aon.
Estimated Insured Property Losses, U.S. Natural Catastrophes, 2013-2022 (1)
Year |
In dollars
when occurred |
In 2022
dollars (2) |
2013 |
$24.1 |
$31.0 |
2014 |
23.2 |
29.2 |
2015 |
22.9 |
28.8 |
2016 |
31.6 |
39.3 |
2017 |
130.9 |
158.7 |
2018 |
60.4 |
71.6 |
2019 |
38.8 |
45.2 |
2020 |
81.0 |
93.3 |
2021 |
93.3 |
102.7 |
2022 |
98.8 |
99.9 |
|
(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. Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2023. Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Source: Aon.