| THE TEN MOST COSTLY WORLD INSURANCE LOSSES, 1970-2013 (1) |
(2013 $ millions)
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| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Insured loss (2) |
| 1 |
Aug. 25, 2005 |
U.S., Gulf of Mexico,
Bahamas, North Atlantic |
Hurricane Katrina, storm surge, levee failure,
damage to oil rigs |
$80,373 |
| 2 |
Mar. 11, 2011 |
Japan |
Earthquake (Mw 9.0) triggers tsunami, aftershocks |
37,665 |
| 3 |
Oct. 24, 2012 |
U.S., et al. |
Hurricane Sandy, storm surge |
36,890 |
| 4 |
Aug. 23, 1992 |
U.S., Bahamas |
Hurricane Andrew, floods |
27,594 |
| 5 |
Sep. 11, 2001 |
U.S. |
Terror attacks on WTC, Pentagon
and other buildings |
25,664 |
| 6 |
Jan. 17, 1994 |
U.S. |
Northridge earthquake (M 6.6) |
22,857 |
| 7 |
Sep. 6, 2008 |
U.S., Caribbean: Gulf of
Mexico, et al. |
Hurricane Ike, floods, offshore damage |
22,751 |
| 8 |
Sep. 2, 2004 |
U.S., Caribbean; Barbados, et al. |
Hurricane Ivan, damage to oil rigs |
17,218 |
| 9 |
Jul. 27, 2011 |
Thailand |
Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains |
16,519 |
| 10 |
Feb. 22, 2011 |
New Zealand |
Earthquake (Mw 6.3), aftershocks |
16,142 |
(1) Property and business interruption losses, excludes life and liability losses. Includes flood losses in the United States insured via the National Flood 探花精选 Program.
(2) Adjusted to 2013 dollars by Swiss Re.
Note: Loss data shown here may differ from figures shown elsewhere for the same event due to differences in the date of publication, the geographical area covered and other criteria used by organizations collecting the data.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 1/2014. |
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