| Estimated Insured Losses For The Top 10 Historical Hurricanes Based On Current Exposures (1) |
($ billions)
|
| Rank |
Date |
Event |
Category |
2017 insured loss |
| 1 |
Sep. 18, 1926 |
Great Miami Hurricane |
4 |
$128 |
| 2 |
Sep. 17, 1928 |
Okeechobee Hurricane |
4 |
78 |
| 3 |
Aug. 29, 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina |
3 (2) |
64 |
| 4 |
Sep. 17, 1947 |
1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane |
4 |
62 |
| 5 |
Sep. 9, 1965 |
Hurricane Betsy |
4 (2) |
57 |
| 6 |
Aug. 24, 1992 |
Hurricane Andrew |
5 |
56 |
| 7 |
Sep. 10, 1960 |
Hurricane Donna |
4 |
50 |
| 8 |
Sep. 21, 1938 |
The Great New England Hurricane |
3 |
50 |
| 9 |
Sep. 9, 1900 |
1900 Galveston Hurricane |
4 |
49 |
| 10 |
Aug. 17, 1915 |
1915 Galveston Hurricane |
3 |
25 |
(1) Modeled loss to property, contents and business interruption and additional living expenses for residential, mobile home, commercial and auto exposures as of year-end 2016. Losses include demand surge and account for storm surge.
(2) Strength at second landfall in Louisiana.
Source: AIR Worldwide Corporation. |
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