MRNatCatPoster #50 Geo Risks Research, 01/2006

Natural catastrophes in 2005

Development (compared with the monthly average of the last 10 years 1995–2004 and the previous year 2004) Number Overall losses (US$ bn) Insured losses (US$ bn)

1,000 250 100000 100 250 10000

800 200 80000 80 200 800

600 150 60000 60 150 600

400 100 40000 40 100 400

200 50 20000 20 50 200

0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Monthly cumulative data 2005 Average of the last 10 years 1995–2004 2004 values of the previous year

Percentage distribution worldwide

650 loss events > 100,000 fatalities Overall losses Insured losses > US$ 212bn > US$ 94bn

3% 3% 4% 1% 7% 4% 18% 14% 5%

90% 87% 96 % Earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption Windstorm Flood Extreme temperatures (e.g. heat wave, 26% 42% wildfire), mass movements (e.g. avalanche, landslide)

123 4

1 Switzerland: Floods (August) 2 Portugal: Forest fire (Summer) 3 USA, Louisiana: Hurricane Katrina (August) 4 Pakistan: Earthquake (October)

Date Country/Region Loss event Fatalities Overall Insured Some significant natural catastrophes in 2005 losses losses US$ m US$ m

Jan–Oct Portugal. Spain Drought, wildfires 58 3,650 7–9.1 Scandinavia. Winter storm Erwin 18 5,800 2,500 Baltic states 10–27.2 Afghanistan. India. Pakistan Snowstorm, floods 1,400 28.3 Indonesia Earthquake 1,700 18–21.5 New Zealand Flash flood, landslides 100 75 4–14.6 Canada Floods 4 350 190 7–11.7 Caribbean. USA Hurricane Dennis 76 3,100 1,200 14–18.7 Mexico. Grenada. Jamaica Hurricane Emily 13 400 250 17–20.7 China. Taiwan Typhoon Haitang 17 1,100 100 24.7–5.8 India Floods 1,150 5,000 770 20–27.8 Switzerland. Austria. Floods 11 3,000 1,700 Germany 25–30.8 USA: LA, MS, AL, FL Hurricane Katrina 1,322 125,000 60,000 20–24.9 USA: FL, LA, MS, TX Hurricane Rita 10 16,000 11,000 Earthquake 21–30.9 Philippines. China. Vietnam. Typhoon Damrey 125 1,200 Storm Thailand Flood 1–2.10 China. Taiwan Typhoon Longwang 67 250 50 Extreme temperatures 2–5.10 Middle America Hurricane Stan 840 3,000 100 (drought, wildfire) 8.10 Pakistan. India Earthquake 88,000 5,200 19–24.10 Mexico. USA. Caribbean Hurricane Wilma 42 18,000 10,500 25–27.11 Germany Winter storm Thorsten 300 150 28.11 Spain: Canary Islands. Tropical storm Delta 20 375 Morocco