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World Natural Disaster Events Ranked by Number Of Insured Losses, 2022 (1)
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Rank Peril Insured loss (US$ billions)
1 Tropical cyclone $56
2 Severe weather (2) 38
3 Flooding 12
4 Drought 12
5 EU Windstorm 6
6 Winter weather 5
7 Earthquake 3
8 Wildfire 1
9 Other 0
  Total 133 (3)

(1) Natural disasters that cause at least US$25 million in insured losses; or 10 deaths; or 50 people injured; or 2,000 filed claims or homes and structures damaged. As of January 2023.
(2) Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.
(3) Chart total and amount cited in text may be different due to rounding by the source, Aon.

Source: Aon.

 

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Number Of World Natural Disaster Events By Peril, 2018 (1)
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Peril Number of events
Flooding 116
Severe weather (2) 112
Earthquake 58
Tropical cyclone 52
Winter weather 26
Drought 12
Wildfire 11
European windstorm 10
Other 10

(1) Natural disasters that cause at least US$25 million in insured losses; or 10 deaths; or 50 people injured; or 2,000 filed claims or homes and structures damaged. As of September 13, 2019.
(2)Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.

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World Natural Disaster Events Ranked by Number Of Perils and Insured Losses, 2019 (1)
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Rank Peril Number of
events		 Rank Peril Insured loss
(US$ billions)
1 Flooding 158 1 Severe weather (2) $27
2 Severe weather (2) 114 2 Tropical cyclone 22
3 Tropical cyclone 33 3 Flooding 13
4 Earthquake 32 4 Winter weather 2
5 Winter weather 19 5 European windstorm 2
6 Wildfire 18 6 Drought 2
7 European windstorm 16 7 Wildfire 2
8 Drought 15 8 Earthquake (3)
9 Other 4 9 Other (3)

(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. As of January 2020.
(2 )Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.
(3) Less than $1 billion.

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World Natural Disaster Events Ranked by Number Of Perils and Insured Losses, 2020 (1)
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Rank Peril Number of events Rank Peril Insured loss (US$ billions)
1 Flooding 155 1 Severe weather (2) $42
2 Severe weather (2) 118 2 Tropical cyclone 25
3 Tropical cyclone 45 3 Wildfire 12
4 Wildfire 28 4 Flooding 9
5 Winter weather 23 5 European windstorm 4
6 European windstorm 21 6 Drought 2
7 Earthquake 18 7 Winter weather 1
8 Drought 6 8 Earthquake 1
9 Other 2 9 Other (3)
  Total 416   Total $97

(1) Natural disasters that cause at least US$25 million in insured losses; or 10 deaths; or 50 people injured; or 2,000 filed claims or homes and structures damaged. As of January 2021.
(2) Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.
(3) Less than $1 billion.

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World Natural Disaster Events Ranked by Number Of Perils and Insured Losses, 2021 (1)
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Rank Peril Number of events Rank Peril Insured loss (US$ billions)
1 Severe weather (2) 135 1 Tropical cyclone $39
2 Flooding 133 2 Severe weather (2) 37
3 Tropical cyclone 37 3 Flooding 22
4 Winter weather 25 4 Winter weather 17
5 Earthquake 24 5 Drought 6
6 Wildfire 19 6 Wildfire 5
7 European windstorm 11 7 Earthquake 3
8 Drought 10 8 European windstorm 2
9 Other 7 9 Other 0
  Total 401   Total $131

(1) Natural disasters that cause at least US$25 million in insured losses; or 10 deaths; or 50 people injured; or 2,000 filed claims or homes and structures damaged. As of January 2022.
(2) Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.

Source: Aon.