| Year |
Number of
catastrophes |
Number of claims
(millions) |
Dollars when occurred
($ billions) |
In 2012 dollars (2)
($ billions) |
| 2003 |
21 |
2.7 |
$12.9 |
$15.8 |
| 2004 |
22 |
3.4 |
27.5 |
32.8 |
| 2005 |
24 |
4.4 |
62.3 |
71.9 |
| 2006 |
31 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
10.3 |
| 2007 |
23 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
| 2008 |
36 |
4.1 |
27.0 |
28.7 |
| 2009 |
27 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
11.1 |
| 2010 |
33 |
2.4 |
14.3 |
14.9 |
| 2011 |
30 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
34.2 |
| 2012 |
26 |
4.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
(1) Includes catastrophes causing insured property losses of at least $25 million in 1997 dollars and affecting a significant number of policyholders and insurers. Excludes losses covered by the federally administered National Flood ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Program.
(2) Adjusted for inflation through 2012 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: Property Claim Services (PCS), a division of Verisk Analytics. |