Estimated Insured Losses For The Top 10 Historical Hurricanes Based On Current Exposures (1)

($ billions)

Rank Date Event Category 2015 insured loss
1 Sep. 18, 1926 Great Miami Hurricane 4 $119
2 Sep. 17, 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane 4 72
3 Sep. 17, 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane 3 60
4 Aug. 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina 3 58
5 Sep. 9, 1965 Hurricane Betsy 4 53
6 Aug. 24, 1992 Hurricane Andrew 5 52
7 Sep. 10, 1960 Hurricane Donna 4 46
8 Sep. 21, 1938 The Great New England Hurricane 3 44
9 Sep. 9, 1900 Galveston Hurricane 4 44
10 Sep. 15, 1950 Hurricane Easy 2 28
(1) Modeled loss to property, contents and business interruption and additional living expenses for residential, mobile home, commercial and auto exposures as of end-2015. Losses include demand surge. Source: AIR Worldwide Corporation.