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2005 Insurance Reference Manual

Personal Insurance Federation of California Insurance Reference Book

ELEVEN MOST COSTLY NATURAL CATASTROPHES IN THE UNITED STATES

Insured loss

Date

Peril

$ when occurred

Sept. 11, 2001

Terrorist attach on WTC Pentagon & other bldgs

$40 billion

Aug. 1992

Hurricane Andrew

$15.5 billion

Jan. 1994

Northridge Earthquake

$15.3+billion

Oct. 1989

Loma Prieta Earthquake

$7 billion*

Sep. 1989

Hurricane Hugo

$4.2 billion

Sep. 1998

Hurricane George

$2.9 billion

Oct/Nov 2003

S. California Wildfires

$2.3 billion

Oct. 1995

Hurricane Opal

$2.1 billion

Sept. 1999

Hurrican Floyd

$1.9 billion

Mar. 1993

20 State Winter Storm

$1.7 billion

Oct. 1991

Oakland Fire

$1.7 billion

*includes insured and non insured property


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