In 2019, severe thunderstorms were the costliest natural disaster in the United States in term of insured losses. In that year, estimated insured losses amounted to 20.3 billion U.S. dollars. Tropical cyclones caused the highest insured losses in previous years.
Estimated insured losses due to natural disasters in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by type
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Severe thunderstorm
Winter storms and cold waves
Tropical cyclone
Wildfire, heat waves, & drought
Flood, flash flood
Earthquake & geophysical
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Insurance Information Institute. (August 31, 2020). Estimated insured losses due to natural disasters in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251219/estimated-insured-losses-due-to-natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/
Insurance Information Institute. "Estimated insured losses due to natural disasters in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by type (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251219/estimated-insured-losses-due-to-natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/
Insurance Information Institute. (2020). Estimated insured losses due to natural disasters in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251219/estimated-insured-losses-due-to-natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/
Insurance Information Institute. "Estimated Insured Losses Due to Natural Disasters in The United States from 2016 to 2019, by Type (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251219/estimated-insured-losses-due-to-natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/
Insurance Information Institute, Estimated insured losses due to natural disasters in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251219/estimated-insured-losses-due-to-natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Estimated insured losses due to natural disasters in the United States from 2016 to 2019, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Insurance Information Institute, August 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251219/estimated-insured-losses-due-to-natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/