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10 most costly U.S. catastrophes |
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| Hurricane Katrina |
Aug. 2005 |
$40,600,000,000 |
$42,390,000,000 |
| Hurricane Andrew |
Aug. 1992 |
$15,500,000,000 |
$22,530,000,000 |
| WTC, Pentagon attacks |
Sept. 2001 |
$18,800,000,000 |
$21,640,000,000 |
| Northridge, Calif., earthquake
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Jan. 1994 |
$12,500,000,000 |
$17,200,000,000 |
| Hurricane Wilma |
Oct. 2005 |
$10,300,000,000 |
$10,750,000,000 |
| Hurricane Charlie |
Aug. 2004 |
$7,475,000,000 |
$8,068,000,000 |
| Hurricane Ivan |
Sept. 2004 |
$7,110,000,000 |
$7,674,000,000 |
| Hurricane Hugo |
Sept. 1989 |
$4,195,000,000 |
$6,898,000,000 |
| Hurricane Rita |
Sept. 2005 |
$5,000,000,000 |
$5,220,000,000 |
| Hurricane Frances |
Sept. 2004 |
$4,595,000,000 |
$4,960,000,000 |
Notes:
1. Dollar amounts refer to property and business interruption losses
only and do not include life and liability losses.
2. Dollars adjusted for inflation using the CPI calculator provided
by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
Source: Insurance
Information Institute
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