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TOP 15 MOST COSTLY HURRICANES IN THE UNITED STATES
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        Estimated insured loss (1) 
Rank Date Location Hurricane Dollars when
occurred		 In 2009
dollars (2)
1 Aug. 25-30, 2005 AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN   Katrina $41,100 $45,148
2 Aug. 24-26, 1992 FL, LA   Andrew 15,500 23,702
3 Sep. 12-14, 2008 AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX   Ike 12,500 12,456
4 Oct. 24, 2005 FL   Wilma 10,300 11,315
5 Aug. 13-14, 2004 FL, NC, SC   Charley 7,475 8,489
6 Sep. 15-21, 2004 AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ,
NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV  		 Ivan 7,110 8,075
7 Sep. 17-22, 1989 GA, NC, PR, SC, VA, U.S. Virgin Islands   Hugo 4,195 7,258
8 Sep. 20-26, 2005 AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX   Rita 5,627 6,181
9 Sep. 3-9, 2004 FL, GA, NC, NY, SC   Frances 4,595 5,219
10 Sep. 15-29, 2004 DE, FL, GA, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, PR, SC, VA   Jeanne 3,655 4,151
11 Sept. 21-28, 1998 AL, FL, LA, MS, PR, U.S. Virgin Islands Georges 2,955 3,889
12 Oct. 4, 1995 FL, AL, GA, NC, SC, TN Opal 2,100 2,956
13 Sep. 14-17, 1999 NC, NJ, VA, FL, SC, PA, 10 other states Floyd 1,960 2,524
14 Sep. 11, 1992 Kaui and Oahu, HI Iniki 1,600 2,447
15 Sep. 5, 1996 NC, SC, VA, MD, WV, PA, OH Fran 1,600 2,188

(1) Property coverage only. Does not include flood damage covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program. As of September 2009.
(2) Adjusted to 2009 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute, using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Inflation Calculator.

Source: The Property Claim Services (PCS) unit of ISO, a Verisk Analytics company; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

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TOP 15 MOST COSTLY HURRICANES IN THE UNITED STATES
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        Estimated insured loss (1)
Rank Date Location Hurricane Dollars when occurred In 2008 dollars (2)
1 Aug. 25-30, 2005 AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN Katrina $41,100 $45,310
2 Aug. 24-26, 1992 FL, LA Andrew 15,500 23,786
3 Sep. 12-14, 2008 AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX Ike 12,500 12,500
4 Oct. 24, 2005 FL Wilma 10,300 11,355
5 Aug. 13-14, 2004 FL, NC, SC Charley 7,475 8,520
6 Sep. 15-21, 2004 AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV Ivan 7,110 8,104
7 Sep. 17-22, 1989 GA, NC, PR, SC, VA, U.S. Virgin Islands Hugo 4,195 7,284
8 Sep. 20-26, 2005 AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX Rita 5,627 6,204
9 Sep. 3-9, 2004 FL, GA, NC, NY, SC Frances 4,595 5,237
10 Sep. 15-29, 2004 DE, FL, GA, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, PR, SC, VA Jeanne 3,655 4,166
11 Sept. 21-28, 1998 AL, FL, LA, MS, PR, U.S. Virgin Islands Georges 2,955 3,903
12 Oct. 4, 1995 FL, AL, GA, NC, SC, TN Opal 2,100 2,967
13 Sep. 14-17, 1999 NC, NJ, VA, FL, SC, PA, 10 other states Floyd 1,960 2,533
14 Sep. 11, 1992 Kaui and Oahu, HI Iniki 1,600 2,455
15 Sep. 5, 1996 NC, SC, VA, MD, WV, PA, OH Fran 1,600 2,196
(1) Property coverage only. Does not include flood damage covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program. As of September 2009.
(2) Adjusted to 2008 dollars by ISO (top ten) and Insurance Information Institute.
(3) Estimated.

Source: ISO's Property Claim Services unit (PCS); Insurance Information Institute.