Earthquake Insurance, Direct Premiums Written By State, 2016 (1)

($000)

Rank State Direct premiums written ($000)
1 California $1,621,988
2 Washington 165,309
3 Missouri 90,652
4 Oregon 81,900
5 Tennessee 80,555
6 Illinois 64,575
7 New York 48,859
8 Utah 45,219
9 Kentucky 41,443
10 South Carolina 41,437
11 Indiana 35,805
12 Arkansas 31,365
13 Texas 27,835
14 Ohio 26,884
15 Alaska 25,554
16 Oklahoma 23,803
17 Florida 22,175
18 Massachusetts 21,613
19 New Jersey 21,438
20 Nevada 20,884
21 Mississippi 16,388
22 Pennsylvania 15,800
23 Virginia 15,709
24 Georgia 12,303
25 North Carolina 11,539
26 Hawaii 10,924
27 Maryland 10,139
28 Colorado 8,935
29 Arizona 8,781
30 Alabama 7,420
31 Kansas 6,933
32 Michigan 6,838
33 Connecticut 6,799
34 Louisiana 5,354
35 Minnesota 4,866
36 Montana 4,651
37 Wisconsin 4,199
38 Iowa 4,133
39 Idaho 3,818
40 Wyoming 2,969
41 New Hampshire 2,629
42 D.C. 2,316
43 New Mexico 2,303
44 Nebraska 2,253
45 Rhode Island 2,083
46 Maine 1,907
47 West Virginia 1,319
48 Delaware 1,070
49 Vermont 882
50 North Dakota 500
51 South Dakota 483
  United States $2,725,535
(1) Includes the California Earthquake Authority, a state fund. Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.