The National Institute of Restoration
WORKING WITH DISASTERS
Working with disasters
Costly Catastrophies
The top catastrophies based on insured losses as reported by the Property Claim Services of the American Insurance Services Group, Inc. are as follows:
Aug '92 Hurricane Andrew $15.5 billion
Jan '94 Northridge quake $4.5 billion
Sept '89 Hurricane Hugo $4.2 billion
Oct '91 Oakland (CA) fire $1.7 billion
Mar '93 24-state winter storm $1.6 billion
Sept '92 Hurricane Iniki $1.6 billion
Oct '89 Loma Prieta (CA) quake $960 million
Oct '93 Brush fires (CA) $950 million
Articles on Disasters and Recovery
Listed below are links to articles about disasters and recovery:
► Earthquake predictions
► Disaster plans
► Arson
► History
Costly Catastrophies
The top catastrophies based on insured losses as reported by the Property Claim Services of the American Insurance Services Group, Inc. are as follows:
Aug '92 Hurricane Andrew $15.5 billion
Jan '94 Northridge quake $4.5 billion
Sept '89 Hurricane Hugo $4.2 billion
Oct '91 Oakland (CA) fire $1.7 billion
Mar '93 24-state winter storm $1.6 billion
Sept '92 Hurricane Iniki $1.6 billion
Oct '89 Loma Prieta (CA) quake $960 million
Oct '93 Brush fires (CA) $950 million
Articles on Disasters and Recovery
Listed below are links to articles about disasters and recovery:
► Earthquake predictions
► Disaster plans
► Arson
► History