Most costly disasters to the insurance industry worldwide 1900-2023

Most costly catastrophes to the insurance industry worldwide from 1900 to 2023

Event - location (date)Loss in billion U.S. dollars
Hurricane Katrina - United States (Aug 2005) 102
Hurricane Ian - United States, Cuba (Sep 2022) 56
Tohoku earthquake/tsunami - Japan (Mar 2011) 48
Hurricane Irma - United States, Caribbean (Sep 2017) 42
Hurrican Ida - United States, Caribbean (Aug-Sep 2021) 41
Hurricane Sandy - United States (Oct 2012) 40
Hurricane Harvey - United States (Aug 2017) 38
Hurricane Maria - Puerto Rico, Caribbean (Sep 2017) 37
Hurricane Andrew - United States, Bahamas (Aug 1992) 35
Northridge earthquake - United States (Jan 1994) 32
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Event - location (date)Loss in billion U.S. dollars102102565648484242414140403838373735353232Hurricane Katrina - United States (Aug 2005)Hurricane Ian - United States, Cuba (Sep 2022)Tohoku earthquake/tsunami - Japan (Mar 2011)Hurricane Irma - United States, Caribbean (Sep 2017)Hurrican Ida - United States, Caribbean (Aug-Sep 2021)Hurricane Sandy - United States (Oct 2012)Hurricane Harvey - United States (Aug 2017)Hurricane Maria - Puerto Rico, Caribbean (Sep 2017)Hurricane Andrew - United States, Bahamas (Aug 1992)Northridge earthquake - United States (Jan 1994)
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January 2024

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1900 to 2023

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Losses shown in 2023 U.S. dollars

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