The statistic presents the global insured losses caused by natural disasters in 2017, by disaster category. The insured losses caused by storms worldwide amounted to approximately 111.48 billion U.S. dollars in 2017.
Global insured losses caused by natural disasters in 2017, by disaster category
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Swiss Re. (April 10, 2018). Global insured losses caused by natural disasters in 2017, by disaster category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281049/insured-losses-caused-by-natural-disasters-by-disaster-category/
Swiss Re. "Global insured losses caused by natural disasters in 2017, by disaster category (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281049/insured-losses-caused-by-natural-disasters-by-disaster-category/
Swiss Re. (2018). Global insured losses caused by natural disasters in 2017, by disaster category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281049/insured-losses-caused-by-natural-disasters-by-disaster-category/
Swiss Re. "Global Insured Losses Caused by Natural Disasters in 2017, by Disaster Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281049/insured-losses-caused-by-natural-disasters-by-disaster-category/
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