The statistic depicts the value of insured catastrophe losses worldwide from 2008 to 2017, by catastrophe type. The value of insured losses resulting from man-made disasters amounted to approximately 6.25 billion U.S. dollars in 2017.
Value of insured catastrophe losses worldwide from 2008 to 2017, by catastrophe type
(in billion U.S. dollars)
In order to maintain comparability of the data over the course of time, the minimum threshold for losses was adjusted annually to compensate for inflation in the United States. Adjusted to 2017 dollars by Swiss Re. Figures have been rounded.
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Insurance Information Institute. (June 15, 2018). Value of insured catastrophe losses worldwide from 2008 to 2017, by catastrophe type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276729/largest-insured-losses-worldwide-by-insurance-category/
Insurance Information Institute. "Value of insured catastrophe losses worldwide from 2008 to 2017, by catastrophe type (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276729/largest-insured-losses-worldwide-by-insurance-category/
Insurance Information Institute. (2018). Value of insured catastrophe losses worldwide from 2008 to 2017, by catastrophe type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276729/largest-insured-losses-worldwide-by-insurance-category/
Insurance Information Institute. "Value of Insured Catastrophe Losses Worldwide from 2008 to 2017, by Catastrophe Type (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276729/largest-insured-losses-worldwide-by-insurance-category/
Insurance Information Institute, Value of insured catastrophe losses worldwide from 2008 to 2017, by catastrophe type (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276729/largest-insured-losses-worldwide-by-insurance-category/ (last visited August 09, 2022)
