The statistic presents the most costly hurricanes to 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 U.S. from August 25th to September 1st 2017, caused insured losses amounting to 30 billion U.S. dollars and total losses reaching 95 billion U.S. dollars.
Most expensive hurricanes to the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Original values. Total losses have been also included in the statistic for reference. Affected areas: 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 - Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada 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 hurricanes to the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281029/costliest-storms-for-the-insurance-industry-worldwide/
Munich Re. "Most expensive hurricanes to the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281029/costliest-storms-for-the-insurance-industry-worldwide/
Munich Re. (2019). Most expensive hurricanes to the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281029/costliest-storms-for-the-insurance-industry-worldwide/
Munich Re. "Most Expensive Hurricanes to The Insurance Industry Worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281029/costliest-storms-for-the-insurance-industry-worldwide/
Munich Re, Most expensive hurricanes to the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281029/costliest-storms-for-the-insurance-industry-worldwide/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Most expensive hurricanes to the insurance industry worldwide from 2011 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Munich Re, March 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281029/costliest-storms-for-the-insurance-industry-worldwide/