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Top 10 Costliest Global Tropical Cyclones by Insured Losses, 1900-2023 (1)
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        Insured loss
Rank Date Country/region Event Dollars when
occurred		 In 2023
dollars (2)
1 Aug. 2005 U.S. Hurricane Katrina $65 $102
2 Sep. 2022 U.S., Cuba Hurricane Ian 54 56
3 Sep. 2017 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Irma 33 42
4 Aug. 2021 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ida 36 41
5 Oct. 2012 U.S., Caribbean, Canada Hurricane Sandy 30 40
6 Aug. 2017 U.S. Hurricane Harvey 30 38
7 Sep. 2017 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Maria 30 37
8 Aug. 1992 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Andrew 16 35
9 Sep. 2008 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ike 18 26
10 Oct. 2005 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Wilma 13 19

(1) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2024.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. consumer price index.

Note: Loss data shown here may differ from figures shown elsewhere for the same event due to differences in the date of publication, the geographical area covered and other criteria used by organizations collecting the data.

Source: Aon.

 

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Top 10 Costliest Global Tropical Cyclones by Insured Losses, 1900-2020 (1)
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(2020 US$ billions)

           Insured loss
Rank Date Country/region Event Dollars when
occurred		 In 2020
dollars (2)
1 Aug. 2005 U.S. Hurricane Katrina $65 $86
2 Sep. 2017 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Irma 33 35
3 Oct. 2012 U.S., Caribbean, Canada Hurricane Sandy 30 34
4 Aug. 2017 U.S. Hurricane Harvey 30 32
5 Sep. 2017 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Maria 30 31
6 Aug. 1992 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Andrew 16 30
7 Sep. 2008 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ike 18 22
8 Oct. 2005 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Wilma 13 16
9 Sep. 2004 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ivan 11 14
10 Sep. 2018 Japan Typhoon Jebi 13 14

(1) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2021.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. consumer price index.

Note: Loss data shown here may differ from figures shown elsewhere for the same event due to differences in the date of publication, the geographical area covered and other criteria used by organizations collecting the data.

Source: Aon.

 
Top 10 Costliest Global Tropical Cyclones by Insured Losses, 1900-2021 (1)
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(2021 US$ billions)

        Insured loss
Rank Date Country/region Event Dollars when
occurred		 In 2021
dollars (2)
1 Aug. 2005 U.S. Hurricane Katrina $65 $90
2 Sep. 2017 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Irma 33 37
3 Aug. 2021 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ida 36 36
4 Oct. 2012 U.S., Caribbean, Canada Hurricane Sandy 30 35
5 Aug. 2017 U.S. Hurricane Harvey 30 33
6 Sep. 2017 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Maria 30 33
7 Aug. 1992 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Andrew 16 31
8 Sep. 2008 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ike 18 23
9 Oct. 2005 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Wilma 13 17
10 Sep. 2004 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ivan 11 15

(1) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2022.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. consumer price index.

Note: Loss data shown here may differ from figures shown elsewhere for the same event due to differences in the date of publication, the geographical area covered and other criteria used by organizations collecting the data.

Source: Aon.

 
Top 10 Costliest Global Tropical Cyclones by Insured Losses, 1900-2022 (1)
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(2022 US$ billions)

        Insured loss
Rank Date Country/region Event Dollars when
occurred		 In 2022
dollars (2)
1 Aug. 2005 U.S. Hurricane Katrina $65 $99
2 Sep. 2022 U.S., Cuba Hurricane Ian 53 53
3 Sep. 2017 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Irma 33 40
4 Aug. 2021 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ida 36 39
5 Oct. 2012 U.S., Caribbean, Canada Hurricane Sandy 30 39
6 Aug. 2017 U.S. Hurricane Harvey 30 36
7 Sep. 2017 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Maria 30 36
8 Aug. 1992 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Andrew 16 34
9 Sep. 2008 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Ike 18 25
10 Oct. 2005 U.S., Caribbean Hurricane Wilma 13 19

(1) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2023.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. consumer price index.

Note: Loss data shown here may differ from figures shown elsewhere for the same event due to differences in the date of publication, the geographical area covered and other criteria used by organizations collecting the data.

Source: Aon.