Global Catastrophes, 2017
Event Number of incidents Deaths Insured loss ($ millions)
Storms 82 1,642 $111,475
Drought, bush fires, heat waves 14 435 14,237
Hail 8 0 7,549
Floods 55 3,515 2,144
Earthquakes 12 1,184 1,615
Cold, frost 5 153 1,038
Other natural catastrophes 7 1,541 0
Total natural catastrophes 183 8,470 $138,057
Man-made disasters 118 2,934 $6,246
All catastrophes (1) 301 11,404 $144,303
(1) Based on events classified by Swiss Re as a catastrophe. The threshold is $20.3 million in insured losses for maritime disasters, $40.7 million for aviation disasters and $50.5 million for other losses or $101.0 million in total economic losses; or at least 20 dead or missing, 50 injured or 2,000 made homeless. Source: Swiss Re, sigma, 1/2018.