Between 1992 and 2018, the most expensive natural disaster by property loss in the United States was Hurricane Katrina. The insured property losses caused by Hurricane Katrina, which hit the United States in August 2005, amounted to 51.88 billion U.S. dollars.
Most expensive catastrophes in the United States from 1992 to 2018, by property loss
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Property losses only. Excludes flood damage covered by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
* Adjusted for inflation through 2018 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
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Insurance Information Institute, & Verisk. (April 1, 2020). Most expensive catastrophes in the United States from 1992 to 2018, by property loss (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428824/most-costly-catastrophesusa-by-property-loss/
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Insurance Information Institute, Verisk. (2020). Most expensive catastrophes in the United States from 1992 to 2018, by property loss (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428824/most-costly-catastrophesusa-by-property-loss/
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