The earthquake and tsunami, which struck Japan in March 2011, caused insured losses amounting to 40 billion U.S. dollars and total losses reaching approximately 210 billion U.S. dollars. Apart from the costs to the insurance industry, total losses have also been included for reference.
Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry worldwide from 1980 to 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Insurance Information Institute. (April 27, 2021). Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry worldwide from 1980 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267175/insured-losses-caused-by-the-most-costly-earthquakes-since-1980/
Insurance Information Institute. "Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry worldwide from 1980 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267175/insured-losses-caused-by-the-most-costly-earthquakes-since-1980/
Insurance Information Institute. (2021). Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry worldwide from 1980 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267175/insured-losses-caused-by-the-most-costly-earthquakes-since-1980/
Insurance Information Institute. "Most Expensive Earthquakes to The Insurance Industry Worldwide from 1980 to 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267175/insured-losses-caused-by-the-most-costly-earthquakes-since-1980/
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Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry worldwide from 1980 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Insurance Information Institute, April 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267175/insured-losses-caused-by-the-most-costly-earthquakes-since-1980/
