| Year |
Number of catastrophes |
Number of claims (millions) |
Dollars when occurred
($ billions) |
In 2009 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
| 2000 |
24 |
1.5 |
$4.6 |
$5.7 |
| 2001 |
20 |
1.5 |
26.5 |
32.1 |
| 2002 |
25 |
1.8 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
| 2003 |
21 |
2.7 |
12.9 |
15.0 |
| 2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
27.5 |
31.2 |
| 2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
68.4 |
| 2006 |
33 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
| 2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
| 2008 |
37 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
27.4 |
| 2009 |
28 |
2.2 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured losses to the industry of at least $25 million and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Does not include flood damage covered by the federally administered National Flood ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Program.
(2) Adjusted to 2009 dollars by ISO, using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: ISO's Property Claim Services (PCS) unit. |