Natural Catastrophe Losses In The United States, 2016 (1) |
($ millions)
|
Event |
Number of relevant events (2) |
Fatalities |
Overall losses |
Insured losses (3) |
Severe thunderstorm (4) |
43 |
40 |
$19,000 |
$14,000 |
Winter storms and cold waves |
7 |
55 |
1,700 |
1,000 |
Flood, flash flood |
19 |
83 |
15,000 |
4,300 |
Earthquake and geophysical |
2 |
0 |
minor |
minor |
Tropical cyclone |
2 |
52 |
7,000 |
3,500 |
Wildfire, heat waves and drought |
18 |
32 |
1,200 |
1,000 |
Total |
91 |
262 |
$43,900 |
$23,800 |
(1) As of February 2017.
(2) Events that have caused at least one fatality or losses of $3 million or more.
(3) Based on property losses including, if applicable, agricultural, offshore, marine, aviation and National Flood ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Program losses and may differ from data shown elsewhere.
(4) Includes tornadoes.
Source: The Property Claim Services® (PCS®) unit of ISO®, a Verisk Analytics® company, © 2017 Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE. |
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