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. |
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