The statistic shows the most costly tropical cyclones for the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018. Apart from the costs to the insurance industry, total losses have also been included for reference. Hurricane Harvey, which struck the United States in August and September 2017, caused insured losses amounting to 30 billion U.S. dollars and total losses of 95 billion U.S. dollars.
Most expensive tropical cyclones for the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Figures have been rounded.
Hurricane Harvey: United States: TX, Harris County, Houston, Rockport, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Crosby, LA, Lake Charles, Evangeline, AL, LA, MS, NC, TN, Nashville, Davidson County.
Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S., Dominica, Guadeloupe, Dominican Republic, Martinique, Haiti.
Hurricane Sandy: United States, Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas, Canada, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Irma: United States, Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands, British, Cuba, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Saint Barthelemy, Anguilla, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Hurricane Michael: United States, Cuba.
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Munich Re. (March 31, 2019). Most expensive tropical cyclones for the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281031/costliest-typhoons-for-the-insurance-industry/
Munich Re. "Most expensive tropical cyclones for the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281031/costliest-typhoons-for-the-insurance-industry/
Munich Re. (2019). Most expensive tropical cyclones for the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281031/costliest-typhoons-for-the-insurance-industry/
Munich Re. "Most Expensive Tropical Cyclones for The Insurance Industry Worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281031/costliest-typhoons-for-the-insurance-industry/
Munich Re, Most expensive tropical cyclones for the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281031/costliest-typhoons-for-the-insurance-industry/ (last visited May 16, 2022)
