| Rate |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Insured loss in 2010
U.S. dollars (2) |
| 1 |
Aug. 25, 2005 |
U.S., Gulf of Mexico,
Bahamas, North Atlantic |
Hurricane Katrina; floods, dams burst,
damage to oil rigs |
$72,302 |
| 2 |
Aug. 23, 1992 |
U.S., Bahamas |
Hurricane Andrew: floods |
24,870 |
| 3 |
Sep. 11, 2001 |
U.S. |
Terror attacks on WTC, Pentagon
and other buildings |
23,131 |
| 4 |
Jan. 17, 1994 |
U.S. |
Northridge earthquake (M 6.6) |
20,601 |
| 5 |
Sep. 6, 2008 |
U.S., Caribbean: Gulf of
Mexico et al. |
Hurricane Ike; floods, offshore damage |
20,483 |
| 6 |
Sep. 2, 2004 |
U.S., Caribbean; Barbados et al. |
Hurricane Ivan; damage to oil rigs |
14,876 |
| 7 |
Oct. 19, 2005 |
U.S., Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti et al. |
Hurricane Wilma; floods |
14,028 |
| 8 |
Sep. 20, 2005 |
U.S., Gulf of Mexico, Cuba |
Hurricane Rita; floods, damage to oil rigs |
11,266 |
| 9 |
Aug. 11, 2004 |
U.S., Cuba, Jamaica et al. |
Hurricane Charley; floods |
9,295 |
| 10 |
Sep. 27, 1991 |
Japan |
Typhoon Mireille/No. 19 |
9,041 |
(1) Property and business interruption losses, excluding life and liability losses. Includes flood losses in the United States insured via the National Flood 探花精选 Program.
(2) Adjusted to 2010 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. 1/2011. |