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The most costly insurance lossesto 2012, by event

 

The most costly insurance losses between 1970 and 2012, by event (in million US dollars, at 2012 prices)

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Worldwide Source: Swiss Re


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The statistic shows the forty most expensive insured losses between 1970 and 2012. The shown insured losses are caused by property and business interruption (excluding liability and life insurance losses). Hurricane Frances, which occurred in the United States and the Bahamas in 2004, caused insured losses in excess of approximately 6.3 billion U.S. dollars.

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Survey
Survey time period 1970 to 2012
Object of investigation Damage totals of the most costly insurance losses
Region Worldwide
Macroregion Trans-Continental only (with GER)
Type Ranking
Category capital asset/cost
Relevance 5
Release
Published by Swiss Re
Release date March 2013
Further information * Includes flood claims covered by NFIP.
** Swiss Re estimate includes flood claims covered by NIFP.
*** Swiss Re estimate includes losses from MPCI.
**** USA, Canada, Mexico and Cuba.
***** United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Austria et al.
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