Dorian likely to cost at least $25bn

Hurricane Dorian is forecast to cause at least $25 billion of losses for insurers, making it the most expensive natural disaster since 2017


UNITED STATES
Gulf of Mexico
Dorian
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


COSTLIEST U.S. HURRICANES 1900-2017	Damage ($bn)*	Deaths

1 KATRINA 2005, Category 3 		125		1,836
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi

2 HARVEY 2017, Category 4 		125		107
Texas, Louisiana

3 MARIA 2017, Category 5		90		c3,000
Dominica, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

4 SANDY 2012, Category 1 		65		233
Mid-Atlantic, North East U.S.

5 IRMA 2017, Category 4 		50		134
Florida

6 IKE		Category 2		30		214
2008		Texas, Louisiana

7 ANDREW	Category 5		27		65
1992		Florida, Louisiana

8 IVAN		Category 3		20.5		124
2004		Alabama, Florida

9 WILMA		Category 3		19		87
2005		Florida

10 RITA		Category 3		18.5		125
2005		Louisiana, Texas


*Not adjusted for inflation


Sources: Reuters, NOAA
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