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1980 - 2010 Winter events in US (winter storm, blizzard, winter damage)

The 15 most expensive events for the insurance industry

Period Event Affected Area Losses (US$m, original values)

Overall losses Insured losses
11.-14.3.1993 Blizzard United States: Almost entire country, 24 states 5,000.00 1,980.00
affected
13.-17.4.2007 Winter storm, United States: NE, SE, S, CT, District of Colombia; DE; 2,000.00 1,575.00
tornadoes, floods GA, Lee, Crisp, Laurens, Dodge; LA; MA; MD; ME; MS;
NC; NH; NJ, Bergen, Mahwah, Passaic; NY, New York
City, Westchester; PA; RI; SC, Sumter, Lee, Colleton;
TX, Dallas, Fort Worth, Haltom City, Benbrook,
Rockwall, Tarrant; VA; VT, Rutland; WV, Wyoming
County, Matheny, Boone, Madison
10.-13.12.1992 Winter storm United States: NE, Midwest, VA; MD; DE; PA; NJ; NY; 3,000.00 990.00
CT; RI; MA;NE,
17.- 30.12.1983 Winter storms United States: Almost entire country, FL; GA; ID; IL; 1,000.00 880.00
IN; IA; KS; KY; LA; MD; MA; MI; MN; MS; MO; MT;
NE; NJ; NY; NC; ND; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN;
TX; UT; VA; WA; WV; WI; WY
17.-20.1.1994 Winter damage, cold United States: Midwest, 1,000.00 800.00
wave
10.-12.2.1994 Winter damage United States: S, SE, TX; OK; AR; LA; MS; AL; TN; 3,000.00 800.00
GA; SC; NC; VA
1.-4.1.1999 Winter storm United States: S, Midwest, SE, NE, TX; OK; AR; MO; 1,000.00 775.00
LA; MS; AL; GA; FL; SC; NC; TN; IL; IN; OH; PA; WV;
VA; MD; DE; NJ; NY; CT; RI; MA; ME
4.-9.1.2008 Winter storm United States: S, SW, Midwest, N, NE, NW, AR, Pope, 1,000.00 745.00
Appleton; CA, San Francisco, Sacramento, Yuba City,
Lake Tahoe, Chino, San Bernadino; CO; IL; IN; KS;
MI; MO; NY, OH; OK; OR, Umatilla, Salem, Ashland;
WA; WI; NV, Fernley
31.1.- 6.2.1996 Winter damage United States: Almost entire country (31 States) 1,500.00 735.00
6.-9.1.1996 Snowstorm United States: Midwest, NE 1,200.00 600.00
13.-16.1.1999 Winter damage, ice United States: Midwest, N, NE, SE, IL; IN; MI; OH; 750.00 575.00
storm PA; WV; VA; MD; NJ; NY; CT; MA; VT; NH; ME
26.-28.1.2009 Winter damage, ice United States: S-C, E, Midwest (AR, IN, KY, MO, OH, 1,100.00 565.00
storm OK, WV), AR, Boone; IN; KY-Louisville, KY-Marion;
MO; OH; OK; WV

22.-25.1.2000 Winter storm United States: SE, S, NE, AL; GA; LA, Metairie; NC; SC; 700.00 550.00
TN; VA, Washington DC; NY; PA; MA
3.-10.1.1995 Winter storms, flood United States: SW, NW, SE CA; OR; FL; GA; LA; NC; 1,800.00 535.00
SC
13.-25.1.2003 Winter storm United States: SE, NE, SE, CT; DE; FL; GA; KY; MA; 650.00 500.00
MD; ME; NC; NH; NJ; NY; PA; RI; SC; TN; VA; VT

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